16.7 3rd and 4th years Dr A Lovegrove. 3rd year: Any two second year level criminology subjects; 4th year: Admission to Criminology Honours. First semester One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour seminar per week. Students who complete this subject should be able to:

• understand the major criminological studies of decision making;
• apply these studies to the operation of the criminal justice system;
• use the main techniques appropriate to the study of decision making.

An examination of theoretical and empirical studies of decision making in criminal justice and their implications for the operation of the criminal justice system; an introduction to techniques appropriate to the study of decision making. Up to 5,000 words of written work at 3rd year level and 6,000 words at 4th year level. An examination may be substituted for part of the written work.