Criminology

About this course

Criminology is the scientific study of crime, criminal behaviour, and the systems society creates to respond to them. It is a genuinely interdisciplinary field, drawing on sociology, psychology, law, history, and philosophy to understand why crime happens, who commits it, who is victimised, and how criminal justice institutions from policing and courts to prisons and rehabilitation programmes shape and are shaped by the societies in which they operate. Criminology does not take crime or punishment as given; it asks critical questions about how the law defines what counts as criminal, whose behaviour is policed, and whether the responses society makes to crime are proportionate and just. At the University of York, this three-year full-time programme encourages you to look beyond traditional views of crime and engage with the latest criminological thinking. You will develop a strong under

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 53% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 21% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 17% of graduatescards →
• 42 / 100Legal professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →

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