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Using an enquiry-based learning project to develop criminological understanding
in non-substantive legal subjects such as criminology. As a result, the skills learned are more research- than practice-oriented in nature. Project Panacea was designed to encourage students enrolled on a final year module in criminology to develop a more nuanced and sophistic…
Good ethical practice in empirical research on law
to become Winthrop Professor of Law and Criminology in the Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia.)…
Tracey Varnava
and support for teaching and learning in Criminology. Prior to joining the University of Warwick as Project Co-ordinator of the National Centre for Legal Education in 1997, Tracey was a lecturer in law at the University of Leicester, specialising in criminology and criminal la…
Law degrees in England and Wales
University – Department of Law & Criminology | staff directory Anglia Ruskin University – Anglia Law School | staff directory Aston University – Aston Business School | staff directory B Bangor University – School of Law | staff directory Universi…
Designing a curriculum for criminal justice
instance, already offer modules in the area of criminology but do so in isolation from one another. The programme is intended to maximise this expertise by focusing its deployment on a negotiated set of award outcomes on which the criminal justice programme is based. T…
Portfolio assessment: should we start with the academics having a go?
members Di Kelly is a part time tutor in Law and Criminology at De Montfort University. She is presently undertaking a PGCertHE at De Montfort University …
Legal education in Wales
What’s new in Wales Interview with John Griffiths AM – listen to Richard Owen’s interview with John Griffiths AM, Counsel General and Leader of the Legislative Programme For our future: the 21st century higher education strategy and plan for Wales –…
UKCLE networking
examiners. We have awarded £500 to the Academy Criminology SIG to support their activities during 2009-10. We host webpages for the Clinical Legal Education Organisation (CLEO). From 2000-06 we hosted the website of the Copyright in Higher Education Workgroup (CHEW), set up…
What is empirical research on law?
law and society, empirical legal studies, criminology and criminal justice, as well as within more mainstream departments in law and the social sciences. In some countries such empirical scholarship is booming. However, although British doctrinal law scholars now engage in socio…
A guide to resources on research ethics
conduct (PDF file) British Society of Criminology – Code of ethics for researchers in the field of criminology British Sociological Association – Statement of ethical practice Social Research Association – Ethical guidelines Socio-Legal Studies Associat…
The development of a new law curriculum: work in progress report
with’ degrees Sheffield offer a Law with Criminology degree as well as Law with French, German or Spanish degrees, and consideration of how to merge the core curriculum with these degrees has caused many challenges. The initial departmental thought process that all Law…
Law Teacher of the Year
Oxford) Sarah Greer, Head of Department, Law & Criminology (School of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Greenwich) Stewart Motha, Senior Lecturer (Kent Law School, University of Kent) Zoe Swan, Senior Lecturer (Brighton Business School, University of Brig…
Carl Henry Piggott: guilty or not guilty? Addressing the absence of forensic science skills in law degrees
The relevance of this project to not only criminology courses but also academic subjects such as evidence was also discussed. About the presentersCarole McCartney is a lecturer in criminal law and criminal justice at Leeds, previously of Bond University, Australia. She has …
Taking the culture of scholarship seriously?
of only 33%, well below that recorded by criminology and most other disciplines. This picture stands in rather stark contrast to the more upbeat claims of scholars such as Twining (1995) and Cownie (2004) concerning the integration and normalisation of socio-legal approaches w…
Giving conference papers and preparing to publish
specialist conferences (British Society of Criminology, Socio-Legal Studies Association) that are organised in your field on a regular basis; annually, biennial etc keep your eyes open for special one-off conferences that are organised in your field ask for advice – co…
Giving conference papers and preparing to publish
specialist conferences (British Society of Criminology, Socio-Legal Studies Association) that are organised in your field on a regular basis; annually, biennial etc keep your eyes open for special one-off conferences that are organised in your field ask for advice – co…
Cases for teaching research ethics
and Ted Palys, both Professor, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, Canada Monique Marks, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Dick Hobbs, Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics, UK Researchers a…
Resistance to teaching legal ethics
literature is required. If subjects such as criminology and legal philosophy are sufficiently legal and academic to be accepted without question as law school courses, and if the ethics of health care (often a component of courses on medical law or health care law) is sufficient…
General transferable skills: teaching skills
evaluating recent reforms of civil justice or in criminology, or in assessing a legal situation such as a damages claim or the division of shares in a company takeover, often little attention is paid to the accuracy of the use of number in these situations. While recognisi…
Ethics or regulation?
Research Association and the British Society of Criminology, all of which developed their own ethical guidelines or regulatory codes of conduct (see the resource guide for links). In another strand, many British universities established codes of practice, set up ethics commit…
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About Us
The UK Centre for Legal Education (UKCLE) was established in January 2000 with the aim of promoting the development of learning and teaching in law at both the academic and vocational stages. We work with the legal education community with the aim of improving the student lear…
UKCLE Advisory Board
The UKCLE Advisory Board is made up of nominated representatives from legal education organisations and interest groups and our host institution, plus a number of co-opted members invited to join because of their particular expertise in legal education. The main function of th…
UKCLE vision
Vision, Mission and Values Vision Our vision is to support UK law schools in providing all students with the opportunity to experience a world class legal education. Mission The UK Centre for Legal Education promotes a scholarly and discipline specific approach to the i…
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UKCLE monitoring and evaluation
UKCLE evaluation 2009-10 The UKCLE evaluation strategy aims to reveal the extent to which UKCLE has been successful in enhancing learning and teaching in law. Qualitative and quantative data is collected against the Higher Education Academy evidence of success framework on an …
UKCLE strategy for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
UKCLE’s strategy for supporting legal education in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland includes a Nations Fund dedicated to supporting activities of a country specific character. We are developing areas of our website to showcase developments in Scotland, Wales and Northe…
UKCLE reports
UKCLE produces a range of reports as part of the reporting requirements of the Higher Education Academy and UKCLE’s Advisory Board. These include: Annual report Annual operational plan and budget 5 year strategic plan, the current one running from 2008-13. For …
Consultation on deferral of call to the Bar - UKCLE response
In July 2006 the Bar Standards Board (BSB) issued a consultation paper on deferral of call to the Bar – the UKCLE response is given below. The consultation paper identified a number of policy and regulatory issues affecting entry to the profession that might be influence…
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