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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

From Crime to Punishment: an Introduction to Criminal Justice certification is a short 4 weeks course that is run by The University of York, and is found on the FutureLearn platform. This online programme falls under the category of Law courses. With this course, one will understand what a crime is, and how the route from crime to justice prevails.

From Crime to Punishment: an Introduction to Criminal Justice certification syllabus deals with crimes that take place in England, and Wales. When a crime happens there is always a prime suspect, and the course will take the participants on a journey from finding a suspect, doing investigation, then prosecution, and finally adjudication.

From Crime to Punishment: an Introduction to Criminal Justice training will ensure that candidates put their foot inside a proper courtroom, and then slowly discover the correct processes of criminal justice, Criminal Law, and the main institutions that participate in justice proceedings like police, and courts.

The Highlights

Course on criminal justice
4 weeks online programme
4 hours study weekly
Completion certification
Self-learning experience

Programme Offerings

4 Weeks Course
Online Course
4 Hours Weekly
Certificate of completion
Progress Mapping
Global Classroom
self paced course
weekly classes

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 2763	yes	Futurelearn

From Crime to Punishment: an Introduction to Criminal Justice certification fee is different for the upgraded, and unlimited types. The unlimited one with many benefits demands ₹4,550 for one year, and the upgraded one with fewer benefits demands only ₹2,763.36/one-off payment.

The good news is that both these types come along with achievement certificates.

From Crime to Punishment: an Introduction to Criminal Justice Fee Structure

Description	Amount in INR
Upgrade	₹2,763.36/one-off payment
Unlimited	₹4,550 for one year

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

If the candidates have a good secondary background of education then it will be enough to sit for this programme.

Work Experience

Prior experience of working in any field related to law or justice is not a requisite.

Certification Qualifying Details

From Crime to Punishment: an Introduction to Criminal Justice certification by FutureLearn require the candidates’ attention toward the course syllabus, along with some assessments.

What you will learn

Knowledge of law

There are certain things that applicants learn during the course which are as follows:

There are many different ways in which crime can be defined, and the candidates can identify it.
Some prime processes like investigation, prosecution, sentencing, etc are involved in criminal justice which the learners can describe in due course of time.
Candidates can also judge how effective institutions like lawyers, courts, and police is when it comes to criminal justice in the locations of Wales, and England.

Who it is for

The candidates must surely have an interest in studying law or criminal justice and have a proper secondary education then they can move ahead with the course. The course is at the undergraduate level 1 so it is similar to any other degree course’s 1st year. Anyone keen on studying criminal justice is welcome to learn this.

Admission Details

For admission, the candidates may go through the steps below:

Step 1: Visit the official course website.

Step 2: Then it’s easy to find out the ‘Join course for free’ button, and click to find out more.

Step 3: As the candidates click the button, the same page redirects to a page asking them to either sign in or sign up.

Step 4: Both can be done by the interested candidates using their personal credentials.

Step 5: The final step is only about paying the fee, and continuing with the admission.

Application Details

There is no application form but there is definitely a registration form that is for whenever a new candidate wants to make a fresh account on the platform of FutureLearn. Some details that are needed are full name, age, a verified email, fill up to submit the form. The only requirement for a proper email address is for future course communication.

The Syllabus

Introduction
Defining 'crime'
What should be a crime?
Representations of crime
How much crime?
Quiz of the week
Meet Joe: introducing our case study

Welcome to Week 2
Joe's story: the next chapter
Police and suspects
Who wants what in criminal justice?
The prosecution process
Test of weeks 1 and 2
What next for Joe?

Welcome to Week 3
Joe's story continues
What are trials for?
Juries: further thoughts
The criminal law: liability when there is more than one offender
Quiz of the week
What next for Joe?

Welcome to Week 4
The next chapter in Joe's story
Purposes of sentencing: desert and deterrence
Purposes of sentencing: rehabilitation
Sentencing: law, guidelines and practice
Sentencing Joe
Alternative approaches: restorative justice
Test of Weeks 3 and 4
What next for Joe?

Instructors

University of York, York Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Does FutureLearn have any intensive career support for the students?

No intensive career support is given to the participants for this course.

2: Which university looks after the curriculum in the course?

The University of York looks after the course curriculum.

3: Who is the teacher responsible for online sessions?

Charlie Tye, one of the successful students in York Law School, is the Teacher responsible for From Crime to Punishment: an Introduction to Criminal Justice programme.

4: How many learners are officially listed as students of this course?

More than 39,000 learners are listed officially as students of the course.

5: How is the From Crime to Punishment: an Introduction to Criminal Justice certification course syllabus directed?

All the course lectures or assessments are held virtually.