Restorative Justice: Domestic and International Approaches (913M3)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

In this module, you'll explore contemporary restorative justice developments in the UK and internationally.

The module examines:

• restorative justice theory and explores how its principles have been put into practice within the UK and in other countries
• the relationship between restorative justice and the state as well as the importance of the concept of 'community' in assessing whether restorative practices can repair harm
• whether restorative justice can be used in 'difficult' cases including domestic violence, hate crime and even homicide
• the use of restorative justice in countries where mass human rights violations have been committed – including genocide.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 30 hours of contact time and about 270 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.