From Crime to Punishment: an Introduction to Criminal Justice (FutureLearn)

You’ll step inside the courtroom - discovering how criminal justice processes work in England and Wales - and learn about the criminal law and key institutions like the police and the courts.
What topics will you cover?

Week 1: Definitions of crime; measuring the extent of crime

Week 2: Investigation and prosecution

Week 3: The trial process

Week 4: Sentencing
What will you achieve?

- Identify different definitions of ‘crime’

- Describe, in basic terms, key processes in criminal justice including investigation, prosecution, defence, adjudication and sentencing

- Develop a reasoned view on the values underpinning criminal justice processes in England and Wales, and on the effectiveness of institutions including police, lawyers, and courts