School of Law

BA CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY: Student Handbook

www.law.leeds.ac.uk

2009-10

The School of Law Promise

Students and staff of the School of Law began work on the implementation of The School of Law Promise in May 2006. The purpose of introducing the Promise is to encourage all members of the School of Law to uphold the highest standards of conduct of future professionals, to provide a model of values for the School of Law Community and to promote partnership between students and the School. The Promise is modelled on the Honor Code system which is common throughout Universities in the United States. Work on the creation of The School of Law Promise included students and staff attending a one-day workshop where they examined samples of Honor Codes from the United States, the University of Leeds Partnership Agreement and Statement of Values, and discussed what should be included in the School of Law Promise. An initial Promise Statement was drafted following which all students and staff of the School of Law were invited to take part in a vote on the values they felt were most important to them and which should be included in the Promise Statement. The School of Law Promise was rolled out in January 2008 and all students and members of staff were asked to sign a copy of the Promise Statement together at Personal Tutor Meetings as a recognition of the acceptance of the values the Promise represents. Students and members of staff will be asked to sign a copy of the Promise Statement together at their first Personal Tutor Meetings in Semester 1 of 2009-10. We, the student members of the School of Law, promise to behave in a professional and responsible manner, with respect for staff and students. We, the staff members of the School of Law, promise to treat students with fairness, dignity and respect. Individual Statement: As a member of the School of Law Community, I promise to uphold and promote a culture of Integrity, Learning and Honesty. Joint Statement: We, the School of Law Community, promise to uphold and promote a culture of Integrity, Learning and Honesty.

CONTENTS
WELCOME Welcome from the Head of School...........................................................................................................................5 GENERAL INFORMATION Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................6 New Building ..........................................................................................................................................................7 Year Planner ..........................................................................................................................................................8 Key staff .................................................................................................................................................................9 Academic staff .....................................................................................................................................................10 Keeping in touch ..................................................................................................................................................11 Where do I go for help? .........................................................................................................................................13 YOUR STUDIES BA Criminal Justice and Criminology programme...................................................................................................15 Studying Criminal Justice and Criminology ............................................................................................................16 Attendance ...........................................................................................................................................................17 Timetable .............................................................................................................................................................17 Lectures and seminars ........................................................................................................................................ 17 Study Skills ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 Study Abroad ........................................................................................................................................................19 Student Complaints Procedure .............................................................................................................................19 ASSESSMENT AND EXAMS Examination schedule ...........................................................................................................................................22 Absence ...............................................................................................................................................................22 Books ..................................................................................................................................................................23 Assessed coursework .......................................................................................................................................... 23 Word length ..........................................................................................................................................................24 Extensions ............................................................................................................................................................24 Plagiarism .............................................................................................................................................................25 Marking criteria .....................................................................................................................................................27 Release of marks ..................................................................................................................................................27 Progression ...........................................................................................................................................................28 Resits ................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Classification .........................................................................................................................................................30 PERSONAL TUTORING AND ADVICE School of Law statement .......................................................................................................................................31 Personal Development Planning/Leeds for Life ......................................................................................................34 Careers ................................................................................................................................................................36 ADVICE AND PROBLEM SOLVING Child Care Responsibilities ....................................................................................................................................38 Counselling ...........................................................................................................................................................38 Equality and Diversity ............................................................................................................................................38 International Student .............................................................................................................................................39 Leaving the course ...............................................................................................................................................40 Medical Treatment ...............................................................................................................................................40 Safety ...................................................................................................................................................................40 Skills@Library ......................................................................................................................................................40 IT Usernames ...........................................................................................................................................................41 Printing and saving work .......................................................................................................................................41 Etiquette ...............................................................................................................................................................41 Clusters ...............................................................................................................................................................43 LIBRARY Opening Hours......................................................................................................................................................44 Locations ..............................................................................................................................................................44 Law Reports ..........................................................................................................................................................45 Borrowing .............................................................................................................................................................46 Photocopying ........................................................................................................................................................48 APPENDIX Avoiding Plagiarism 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WELCOME
Dear Law Student Personally and on behalf of all my colleagues I would like to warmly welcome you to the School of Law at the University of Leeds and wish you every success with your academic studies. You will find our degree programmes very demanding of your energies but I am sure you will look back upon this period in the years to come with fondness and a sense of great achievement. This handbook is your guide to the BA Criminal Justice & Criminology programme. It is important that you read it carefully as it contains information that will be invaluable to you during your studies. You should consult it regularly as it contains answers to many questions that will arise throughout your degree programme. Each section provides important information on different aspects of the programme, as well as student life in the School of Law. However these coming years are not just about study, they will also contribute to your personal growth and development. Within the School there are many resources and opportunities for getting involved in academic life, such as the Criminal Justice Society, the student mentoring scheme, the StudentStaff Forum, the Innocence Project (which provides a free advice service for convicted prisoners) and other professional projects. Within the University more broadly there are a broad range of exciting facilities, student union clubs and societies. Within the City of Leeds, only 15 minutes (downhill) walk away, you will find one of the UKs most popular cosmopolitan centres of culture. Leeds has been named as the best city to visit in the Good Britain Guide and is also widely recognised to be the second city in England for legal and financial Services. The first city is located somewhere south of us I am told! Within the region there is well the majesty and magnificence of Yorkshire! Please be sure to explore beyond the city during your time at the University. On this note I hope that you will find your time at the University of Leeds a thoroughly rewarding and enjoyable experience. With very best wishes Professor Roger Halson, Head of School

Professor Roger Halson Head of School

INTRODUCTION

This handbook is an indispensable guide for your three years in the School of Law. It has all the important information you need on your programme, the School, University services and facilities and your studies as a whole. For more general guidance on University policies see the Taught Student Guide that is available online: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/qmeu/tsg In your first week you will perhaps feel overwhelmed with information. So keep hold of this handbook as you will need to refer to it in the weeks and months to come. In Week Zero there will be a multitude of events open to you, both compulsory and optional. Dont forget to join the Criminal Justice Society and please come to the Meet and Greet to meet other students and be introduced to the staff. Week Zero begins on Monday 21st September and teaching will begin on Monday 28th September. You will need to attend your programme year meeting where the programme manager will go through important key issues. Also there is the reality check talk that is essential in understanding the expectations of the programme and the requirements and responsibilities you will need to fulfil in your time at University. As the information sent out to you will have explained you need to register online. If you have not already done this you will need to go online to the student portal, input your student ID and date of birth to receive your ISS username and password. You will then be able to register. All you then need to do is go to Parkinson Court to receive your student card. You will receive all module information in your first lectures in the first week of teaching. You will also be introduced to your personal tutor and the student support officers in week zero, so please ask them if you have any queries.

Also,the school runs a student mentoring programme. If you have not signed up to this yet, but feel like you would like a mentor, please let the Student Support Office know so that they can assign you to a mentor group.

Partnership Agreement
The Partnership Agreement is an example of the Universitys values in practice as they relate to learning and teaching. It describes the shared responsibilities of staff and students, working together as members of a learning community. It was developed jointly by students, represented by LUU, and the University, represented by the Learning and Teaching Board. The agreement establishes general principles and guidelines which will be interpreted by individual Schools and disciplines in ways appropriate to their own context. Students should therefore consider the Agreement alongside more detailed information provided by their parent School. A copy of the Partnership Agreement can be found at: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/partnershipagreement

A LAW SCHOOL FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

A new 12m building due to open in early 2011 will provide the School with the modern environment it needs to fulfil its ambitious plans and provide world class facilities for its staff and students. These new facilities will enable the School to recruit and retain the best staff, students and researchers and expand the work it does in the wider community. Key examples of new communal accommodation include the following facilities. Legal Research Centre: communal accommodation for research officers, research assistants, and visiting scholars Law Graduate Centre: communal accommodation for research and taught postgraduate students Law Student Commons: social space for undergraduate students The development will underline the world-class reputation of Leeds premier Law School as the prime centre for legal education and research. Learning and teaching space: seminar rooms for undergraduate and graduate teaching Law Staff Centre: a social space for staff Law Reception Area leading to Law Support Offices for support staff A Law and Community Centre to house Pro Bono projects and our Innocence Project (UoLIP) A Law Technology Laboratory: to house our Court21 project, moot court room and a prestige lecture space. The new Law School will stand on the University Western Campus, off Clarendon Road. The building will provide a cornerstone of the Universitys professional campus, sitting alongside Leeds University Business School, Leeds Innovation Centre and Leeds Institute for Health Sciences.

The building will include high quality teaching and research space, a moot court incorporating the latest technology and a law and community centre to support the Schools pro-bono work.

YEAR PLANNER
Teaching weeks Zero 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Week beginning 21st September 28th September 5th October 12th October 19th October 26th October 2nd November 9th November 16th November 23rd November 30th November 7th December Christmas vacation 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 11th January 18th January 25th January 1st February 8th February 15th February 22nd February 1st March 8th March 15th March Easter vacation 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 19th April 26th April 3rd May 10th May 17th May 24th May 31st May 7th June 14th June Teaching Begins Examination Period Teaching Begins Registration Week Teaching Begins

Deadline for Module/Programme changes

Teaching Ends

Deadline for Module/Programme changes

Teaching Ends

Examination Period

STAFF
The staff below are those you will have regular contact with during the course of your studies.

Stuart Lister BA Criminal Justice & Criminology Programme Manager

Dr Phil Hadfield Study Abroad Coordinator

Nick Taylor Director of Learning and Teaching n.w.taylor@leeds.ac.uk c/0 0113 343 7103

Marie Fordham School Manager m.fordham@leeds.ad.uk 0113 343 7300

Amanda Hemingway General Office Co-ordinator a.t.hemingway@leeds.ac.uk 0113 343 8169

Rachael Taylor Core Services Co-ordinator lawrt@leeds.ac.uk 0113 343 5010

Tracey Rogers General Office Staff lawtmr@leeds.ac.uk 0113 343 8094

Kate Hall Timetabling Co-ordinator k.j.hall@leeds.ac.uk 0113 343 7281

Alison Sowerby Taught Programmes Support Officer: Academic and Personal Development a.m.sowerby@leeds.ac.uk 0113 343 5065

Martin Pelan Taught Programmes Support Officer: Pastoral Support m.pelan@leeds.ac.uk 0113 343 7114

Lynsey Cocks l.cocks@leeds.ac.uk 0113 343 5034

Poppy Salmon General Office Staff p.e.salmon@leeds.ac.uk 0113 343 7209

ACADEMIC STAFF
Dr Catherine Appleton Crime and Social Exclusion, Criminology and Penology c.appleton@leeds.ac.uk Dr Subhajit Basu Cyberlaw, Cybercrime Email address TBC Ann Blair Employment Law, Discrimination Law e.a.blair@leeds.ac.uk Sarah Blandy Equity & Trusts Advanced Legal Research & Law Reform s.blandy@leeds.ac.uk Lydia Bleasdale-Hill Criminal Law, Principles of Criminal Law l.k.bleasdalehill@leeds.ac.uk Dr Sarah Brown Business Law, Torts s.e.brown@leeds.ac.uk Andy Campbell Banking & Financial Services Law a.campbell@leeds.ac.uk Professor Michael Cardwell Land Law, Equity & Trusts m.n.cardwell@leeds.ac.uk Dr Emma Cave Jurisprudence, Torts, Introduction to Medical Law e.g.g.cave@leeds.ac.uk Professor Ian Cram Constitutional Law, Media Law i.g.cram@leeds.ac.uk Professor Adam Crawford Crime Prevention & Community Safety, Criminology a.crawford@leeds.ac.uk Judith Dahlgreen Company Law, Legal Skills, Banking and Financial Services Law lawjmd@leeds.ac.uk Professor Graham Dutfield Jurisprudence g.m.dutfield@leeds.ac.uk Dr Louise Ellison Criminal Law, Evidence l.e.ellison@leeds.ac.uk Dr Oliver Gerstenberg Jurisprudence, EU Law o.h.gerstenberg@leeds.ac.uk Dr Phil Hadfield Criminological Research Methods p.m.hadfield@leeds.ac.uk Professor Roger Halson Contract d.r.halson@leeds.ac.uk Dr Jennifer Hendry Jurisprudence, Law of Obligations, Media Law Email address TBC Dr Anthea Hucklesby Penology a.l.hucklesby@leeds.ac.uk Professor Suzanne Karstedt Criminology, Comparative and cross-national criminology Email address TBC Professor Andrew Keay Company Law a.r.keay@leeds.ac.uk Dr Mel Kenny EU Law m.b.kenny@leeds.ac.uk Colin King Criminal Law, Evidence Email address TBC Anna Lawson Land Law, Discrimination Law a.m.m.lawson@leeds.ac.uk Stuart Lister Victims, Crime & Restorative Justice, Crime Prevention and Community Safety, Policing s.c.lister@leeds.ac.uk
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Joan Loughrey Company Law, Business Law j.m.loughrey@leeds.ac.uk Norma Martin-Clement Child Law, Family Law n.martinclement@leeds.ac.uk Professor Gerry McCormack Equity and Trusts g.mccormack@leeds.ac.uk Professor John McMullen Employment Law j.mcmullen@leeds.ac.uk Cesar Ramirez Montes Intellectual Property Email address TBC Dr Amrita Mukherjee Constitutional Law, International Law a.mukherjee@leeds.ac.uk Richard Peake Penology, Youth, Crime & Justice r.peake@leeds.ac.uk Dr David Pearce Contract d.pearce@leeds.ac.uk Professor Dagmar Schiek EU Law d.g.schiek@leeds.ac.uk Neil Stanley Torts, Law & the Environment n.k.stanley@leeds.ac.uk Professor Surya Subedi International Law s.p.subedi@leeds.ac.uk Nick Taylor English Legal System, Media Law, Legal Skills, Privacy, Free Speech and the Media n.w.taylor@leeds.ac.uk Professor Peter Vincent-Jones Constitutional Law, Advanced Legal Research and Law Reform, Jurisprudence p.vincent-jones@leeds.ac.uk Professor Clive Walker Terrorism, Forensic Process, Miscarriages of Justice, Policing, Criminal Justice c.p.walker@leeds.ac.uk Professor David Wall Cybercrime, Policing d.s.wall@leeds.ac.uk Dr Chloe Wallace EU Law, Constitutional Law, French Law, Introduction to Comparative EU Legal Systems c.j.wallace@leeds.ac.uk Dr Julie Wallbank Family Law, Jurisprudence, Gender & The Law j.a.wallbank@leeds.ac.uk Dr Murray Wesson English Legal System, Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Legal Skills m.r.wesson@leeds.ac.uk Steven Wheatley Constitutional Law, Human Rights, International Law s.m.wheatley@leeds.ac.uk Dr Susan Wiltshire Criminal Justice Email address TBC Dr Emma Wincup Criminology e.l.wincup@leeds.ac.uk Paul Wragg Contract Law, Commercial Law, Employment Law Email address TBC

Further information regarding academic staff, including contact details and research interests and key publications can be found on the School of Law Website at www.law.leeds.ac.uk/ about/staff/

KEEPING IN TOUCH
Messages from us to you
Notice boards Urgent messages addressed to all students or particular groups of students may be posted on the urgent (blue) notice board opposite the General Office. Other notices will be posted on the notice boards in the Student Common Room. You should check all these notice boards regularly. E-mail addresses You will be given a user identity and an e-mail address by the University to allow you to use the computing facilities offered by the University. This is an increasingly popular way in which your tutors and the administrative staff may attempt to contact you. You should read your e-mail messages regularly. If you use an alternative e-mail provider then you should make sure that your University e-mail is forwarded to that address (in your Leeds e-mail, click on Tools - Options - Extended- and then enter your other e-mail address in both boxes). Leeds and home addresses The School will already have a note of your address but to enable us to contact students, or their families, in case of emergency, it is absolutely essential that the School should be informed immediately of any change of address. You must give the General Office details of any change of your home or Leeds termtime addresses. An easy way to update your change of address is to do so online. Simply access the student portal on: http://myuni.leeds.ac.uk , login with your ISS username and password and select Personal Information. From here select View Address(es) and Phone(s). On this page you have the option to update the current records we have for both your term-time and home contact details. Mobile phone numbers Urgent messages and reminders to individual students or groups of students may be sent via text message to your mobile phone. This is important, for example, in the case of cancelled lectures due to staff illness or other unforeseen events. To enable us to contact you in this way it is important that the correct mobile telephone number is up to date in Personal Information in the student Portal http://myuni.leeds.ac.uk.

Messages from you to us

The General Office The General Office is located in the main Law School building. It is normally open to deal with enquiries at the following times on Mondays to Fridays: 09.00 17.00. Messages for individual students are normally left in the General Office. Contacting academic staff If you wish to contact your personal tutor or a module tutor directly, please do so via their email address (see list of email addresses on the opposite page). If you wish to see a member of staff personally please you can call at their office and check the times when they are normally available on the notices that should be on their office doors. Staff office addresses are listed on their personal webpage on the School website (www.law.leeds.ac.uk) and on the contact board located opposite the General Office. If the member of staff is unavailable, rather than coming back (possibly several times), you can leave a note at the General Office. When contacting staff by email (both within and outside of the School) please ensure that your message includes your year, programme and student number. Also, before contacting staff by e-mail, please read and follow the guidelines set out on page 41 of this Handbook on network etiquette. Medical or personal problems If you are ill at any time during the course of the year, you must complete an Absence Notification Form via the Student Portal (located under the Student Services and Admin tab). If you are absent for more than seven days due to illness, a medical certificate must be obtained from your GP/Leeds University Student Medical Practice and submitted to the General Office. (N.B. Doctors in most practices now charge for this service). Where you are absent from University for any significant period (i.e. more than two or three days) due to personal reasons such as a family bereavement, it is most important that you should inform the General Office in writing of the nature and length of your absence. If you believe that any medical or personal problem has adversely affected your studies or examination performance, you should seek advice from your personal tutor or Rachael Taylor. If you wish the adverse circumstances recorded on your student
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file and considered by the Board of Examiners, you should follow the procedure set out below. All medical notes and records of other circumstances that you wish the School to consider must be submitted to Rachael Taylor, Room 2.03, 20 Lyddon Terrace on the appropriate form viz. Medical/Mitigating Circumstances Form (which is available from the Student Common Room and also may be downloaded from the VLE). You will be required to give your personal details on the form together with details of the assessments affected and the details of the circumstances. In all cases you must submit evidence to support your application, such as a medical certificate or information from a third party which will enable the School to confirm the circumstances you are claiming. Note this is the only route to submit documentation other forms of communication will NOT be considered. Your case will be put before the School Special Circumstances Committee which makes recommendations to the Examinations Board of the School. The School cannot take account of special circumstances which we do not know about so it is very important that you submit the form as soon as possible and always before the examination period is over. Unless exceptional reasons prevail, notification of illness and adverse circumstances submitted more than SEVEN days after an examination or deadline for an assessment cannot be taken into account. Requests for references If you require a reference, you should normally approach your personal tutor with your request. You should also let your tutor know if you give his or her name as referee to a potential employer. Requests for transcripts Requests for formal transcripts of your examination results should be sent to Taught Student Administration. For an informal printout of your results please contact the General office.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SOCIETY

The Society, widely referred to as CrimSoc, exists to enhance your enjoyment of life at University and to ensure that you gain as much as possible from the experience. It is run by students on the programme for students on the programme - although membership is available to non-law students. It is therefore important that you get involved and support the activities of CrimSoc. The Society has a notice board of events in the Student Common Room in the School of Law to ensure that you are aware of its activities, as well as the contact details of members of the executive committee. It also seeks representation on its executive committee from each student year group, including a first-year rep.

STUDENT-STAFF FORUM
The School has a Student-Staff Forum which is a channel for two-way communication of suggestions, problems and queries between the students and the staff. It provides your opportunity to have a say in the running of the School. The Forum consists of elected student representatives (including three from each year of the 3 year LL.B), the President of the Student Law Society, the Criminal Justice Society President and representatives of the staff, one of whom acts as the convenor. The convenor for 2009/10 is Emma Cave. The Forum normally meets twice per semester. Any student or member of staff is welcome to attend at these meetings as an observer. Notices of meetings are posted on the notice boards and copies of the minutes are placed on Law floor of the VLE. A report of each meeting of the Student-Staff Forum is discussed by staff at the next meeting of the School Learning and Teaching Committee and reported to School Meetings. If you wish to make suggestions for improving any aspects of life in the Law School, ask the student representative for your year (or any other forum member) to raise the matter in the forum.

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WHERE DO I GO FOR HELP AT THE SCHOOL OF LAW?

Handing in essays Assessed essays should be put together in the following order: 1. signed Academic Integrity Form; 2. Feedback Proforma; and 3. Your essay. These should be stapled together in the top left-hand corner and placed in the Essay Container in the Student Common Room before 12.00 noon on the day of the deadline. Electronic versions of your essay MUST be submitted in addition to the hard copy. If you need an extension, contact the Taught Programmes Officer: Pastoral Support, Martin Pelan. Extra handouts are available in the common room. You will need to see the Timetabling Co-ordinator, Kate Hall. Speak to your personal tutor and the Director of Learning and Teaching. If you have been absent from a class you must complete an Absence Notification Form via the Student Portal (located under the Student Services and Admin tab). If your absence is for more than 7 days then you will also be required to provide a medical note. If you have missed a class and wish to attend a replacement seminar please email the seminar tutor to seek their permission. If you need to be absent from University in term time, you need to the form (downloadable from the VLE, or available from the Student Common Room) to return to the Head of School. If you change your name or address during the course of your studies, you can change these through the student portal. If you think you will have problems with an exam (e.g. you are ill and need to be absent or you have special requirements) or you have to take a resit, please see Rachael Taylor. Please go and talk to the Taught Programmes Officer: Pastoral Support, Martin Pelan. You need to see the Timetabling Co-ordinator, Kate Hall.

Essay extensions

Collect handouts Change module Change programme Absence through illness

Absences from University

Change of name or address Exam and resit problems

Personal problems Timetabling

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YOUR STUDIES

THE UNIVERSITY YEAR

The academic year is divided into two semesters. Each semester has an 11 week teaching period followed by a revision period and an assessment period. The key dates for the semesters in the academic year 2009 2010 are: Semester 1: Teaching: 28 September 11 December Examinations: 11 January 24 January Semester 2: Teaching: 25 January 19 March, 19 April 7 May Revision Week: 10 14 May Examinations: 17 May 4 June End of session 2009/2010: 18 June Re-sit examinations: 17 August - 27 August

Within the University each week of the semester is numbered. The eleven weeks of semester one are numbered starting at week 9. Note that the week in which teaching starts in semester two is numbered week 14. It is important to remember this to understand your timetable and to know when you are expected to attend classes. The number of the week of the semester is shown on the notice-board in the Student Common Room.

THE MODULAR SYSTEM

Each separate course that you study is known as a module. All degree programmes within the University are made up of a series of modules. Each module carries a number of credits, 10, 20 or 30. Credits relate solely to the amount of work done for that module and not to the standard of that work; i.e. they have nothing to do with assessment. Thus in the first year of the BA Criminal Justice and Criminology e.g., Introduction to Criminal Justice has 20 credits, and Principles of Criminal Law has 10 credits. All students must take modules amounting to 120 credits in each year of study. In the first year of the BA Criminal Justice and Criminology students take a combination of modules, some of which are 20 credits (e.g. Introduction to Criminal Justice) and others are 10 credits (e.g. Principles of Criminal Law). The table overleaf shows the compulsory modules within your programme and the amount of credits attached to each. The University rules for progression between years are set out in the programme specifications. The programme specifications explicitly identify on the basis of programme learning outcomes, the modules for which credit must be achieved in order to allow progression. Details relating to progression are set out on pages 28 - 30.

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THE BA CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY PROGRAMME YEAR 1: ALL MODULES ARE COMPULSORY IN THE FIRST YEAR. Code LAW1171 LAW1065 LAW1040 LAW1126 LAW1140 LAW1136 LAW1165 SLSP1020 Title Crime Prevention and Community Safety Introduction to Criminal Justice English Legal System Criminal Justice Study Skills Principles of Criminal Law Understanding Crime Crime and Social Exclusion Sociological Thinking Semester 2 1&2 1 1 2 1&2 1&2 1 Credits 20 20 10 5 10 20 20 20

**YOU HAVE TO PASS ALL MODULES TO PROGRESS TO YEAR TWO** YEAR 2 : THE FOLLOWING MODULES ARE COMPULSORY: Code LAW2090 LAW2350 LAW2420 LAW2285 Title Criminology Victims, Crime and Restorative Justice Youth Crime and Justice Criminological Research Methods Semester 1&2 1&2 1&2 1&2 Credits 20 20 20 20

You must choose a further 40 credits from a list of optional / elective subjects. **YOU HAVE TO PASS AT LEAST 100 CREDITS, INCLUDING ALL YOUR COMPULSORY MODULES, TO PROGRESS** YEAR 3: THE FOLLOWING MODULES ARE COMPULSORY: Code LAW3035 LAW3136 LAW3160 Title Long Dissertation (Criminal Justice and Criminology) Penology Policing Semester 1&2 1&2 1&2 Credits 40 20 20

40 further credits chosen from a list of optional / elective subjects. ****TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN HONOURS DEGREE, YOU MUST TAKE 100 CREDITS OF LEVEL 3 CODED MODULES****

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Why do we think the BA Criminal Justice and Criminology is worthwhile?

Upon successful completion of this programme, you will be able to analyse, understand and discuss the key debates relating to theory, policy and practice within the field of criminal justice and criminology, as well as be able to undertake social and criminological research. This is an innovative, interdisciplinary degree scheme which concentrates upon building an understanding of criminal justice which includes the study of both formal and informal processes of regulation and control. So, Criminal Justice and Criminology draws upon a number of disciplines, ranging from legal philosophy through political sciences to socio-legal studies. It is the interplay between the legal, social and political which give this scheme a uniquely progressive and flexible profile and special vitality.

to your student handbooks to help you make sense of the different rules and practices that are adopted by both Schools. In general, rules and practices relating to class attendance, coursework submission and other basic aspects of student life will differ from School to School, and you need to be clear about which rules apply in which case. You should never assume that just because something is done in one way in the School of Law it is done in the same way in another School. Always ask a member of the relevant School if you are unclear about anything Organising your work. With such a wide range of subjects, it is sometimes tempting to spend a disproportionate time on certain modules. You may find particular subjects very easy or enjoyable, and thus prefer to spend your time on them. Alternatively, you may spend all your time on one or two subjects which you find most challenging. Try to balance the time you spend in private study between all of your modules, taking into consideration the relative credit weightings of each module. As a rough guide, the university expects that a student should work 75 hours for each 10 credits, including lectures, seminars and private study. You may find, initially, that you are working a bit harder than other single honours students. Remember, in a sense, you are learning the language and structure of two if not three subjects (i.e. law, sociology and criminal justice), rather than one, and, in many cases, they may be subjects that you have never studied before. This difficulty is generally not permanent you will find that as you become accustomed to studying the subject, things will get easier. However, you might find it helpful to organise your work in such a way as to allow you to spend longer chunks of time on a particular area, rather than chopping and changing between subjects. Feeling left out. You will be working in two Schools of the University. However, it can sometimes feel as though you belong to neither. The School of Law is your base: your parent School. Your personal tutor is found within the School of Law, and he or she is available to answer any questions or to discuss any problems with you. However, you will find it helpful to make contacts as soon as possible with staff in the School of Sociology and Social Policy, who will generally be happy to discuss issues with you. In that way, you will get to feel part of both Schools more quickly.
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STUDYING CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY

The BA Criminal Justice Studies and Criminology degree programme, although not technically a joint honours programme, requires you to work in two University Schools the School of Law, and the School of Sociology and Social Policy. Having to work both in, and outside the School of Law is a rewarding experience, and many students find that it has significant advantages over working in a single School. During your time in Leeds, you will meet a wider range of people than you might otherwise do if you remained only within the School of Law, and you will be exposed to a wider range of events and social activities. Finally, many employers appreciate the breadth of experience and skills that working on a two School course can give you. However, this breadth of experience brings with it certain complications and pitfalls, and it is important to be aware of these and to develop strategies to deal with them. These are some of the difficulties that you may come across: Orientation. Arriving at a large university such as Leeds and getting to know your School is a daunting experience at the best of times. Having to get to know two Schools is even more difficult. Make sure that you get hold of and read carefully the student handbook of the School of Sociology and Social Policy as well as this one, and make a point of visiting both Schools and attending any events that are offered. As the year progresses, you will need to refer frequently

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

There are many activities at the School of Law that complement the curriculum including: The Innocence Project The University of the Leeds Innocent Project gives undergraduates the opportunity to do investigative work into real cases where there is a suspicion of wrongful conviction. Centre for Criminal Justice Seminar Series Each semester up to four distinguished speakers are invited to give a public talk about their research to staff and students in the School of Law. These seminars provide good opportunity to gain insights into the world of research, but are also a forum for socializing with staff, fellow students and those criminal justice practitioners who attend. Visits to criminal justice agencies During your time at Leeds there is likely to be opportunity to visit one or more criminal justice agency, so giving you experience and insight into the real-life environment where criminal justice policy is put into practice. Peer mentoring All second year students may volunteer to act as a Peer Mentor to new first year students. The mentoring role has proven to be extremely rewarding for both mentor and mentee , but it also provides students with opportunity to demonstrate their willingness to help others. Student Societies There are two student societies for students in the School of Law, the Leeds Student Society (LawSoc) and the Criminal Justice Society (CrimSoc). They provide social, sporting, academic and career activities to their respective members.

for an absence from Leeds longer than that allowed in the Regulations. The aim of the Regulations is not to place unreasonable restrictions on students, but to keep the School informed of the whereabouts of students so that the School may properly fulfil its obligations. Please be sure not to make arrangements, e.g. for holidays, which might clash with your study commitments. You should also realise that examinations can take place on Saturdays.

THE TIMETABLE
You can access your individual timetable setting out the subjects you are taking and the times of your classes on-line via the portal and clicking on my timetable. The teaching rooms and the abbreviations used for these in your timetable are dealt with in a later section of this handbook. Any problems relating to the timetable should be referred to Ms Hall as soon as possible. All lectures will start in the week beginning Monday 28th September. Seminars and tutorials will start later. The lecturer will announce when they start. It is up to you to find out when they start and make sure that you attend at the right time. Your timetable will indicate which week your seminars start but be warned: the lecturer may need to make different arrangements. Watch out for announcements. If in doubt ask the lecturer or the tutor who will be conducting the seminars. The School recognises that students with parental responsibilities and members of some religions may find it difficult to attend some classes at particular times. In view of this, we encourage those who are affected in this way to request a move to a tutorial or seminar group at a different time. We cannot guarantee to meet all of these needs but we will take all steps that are reasonably practicable to accommodate genuine needs of this kind.

TEACHING METHODS
Modules in the Law School are taught by a variety of methods. There may be lectures, case-classes, seminars or tutorials and varying combinations of these. You will also be expected to make use of computer based materials. Lectures Lectures are normally 50 minute sessions, starting at 5 minutes past the hour and ending at 5 minutes to the hour. Normally a lecture class consists of all the students taking that course. One lecturer speaks
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ATTENDANCE AT THE UNIVERSITY

The University Regulations require attendance at the University throughout the two Semesters. Attendance for this purpose includes attendance at classes and examinations as prescribed by the School. Permission for absence during the semester will normally be given for a good cause but permission must always be obtained from the Head of School or the Director of Learning and Teaching

to the entire class. Lectures are a formal means of imparting a body of core information and ideas. Course guides, handouts and reading lists may be issued to you in lectures. During lectures, dont try to write everything down, but instead think about (and note) the key points and arguments which are being made. If you miss a lecture, try and find out what topics were covered and collect any handouts that the lecturer may have distributed. Seminars and tutorials Seminars are large discussion classes of 12-30 students in which students are required to discuss matters covered in prescribed reading, which you study before the class. Tutorials are smaller discussion groups of 8-12 students. Seminars and tutorials provide an opportunity to develop skills in presenting arguments, discussion and team-work which are important aspects of university education. What you get out of a seminar/ tutorial depends very much on what you are willing to contribute.

The Houldsworth Building, housing the School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering (SPEME), is on Clarendon Road (opposite the Library pub). These lecture theatres are numbered HLDS A D in your timetable. School of Earth & Environment Lecture Theatre E (Envt E) is located on the lower ground floor of the School which is reached via Clothworkers Court (to the right of the Great Hall). The School of Textile Industries, Speakman LT, is located next to Clothworkers Court, off University Road Most, but not all, seminars are held in the School. Law School seminar rooms are: Law Seminar Rooms (LSR) 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6 in the main building; Brian Hogan Seminar Room in 21 Lyddon Terrace; and Seminar Room C (SRC) on the first floor of 21 Lyddon Terrace For details of the location of your seminars, see your timetable.

TEACHING ROOMS
The rooms in which your classes take place are shown in your timetable. Teaching takes place in: Lecture theatres Seminars rooms. The School does not have its own lecture theatres. Most law lectures are given in the following buildings, which are about 5- 10 minutes walk from the Law School. Walk round to visit them now, so that you will know where to go when lectures begin. The lecture theatre block called the Roger Stevens Building next to the Sports Centre. These lecture rooms are numbered LT1 to LT25 in your timetable. The Michael Sadler Building. These lecture rooms are numbered LG8, LG10 etc., because they are on the Lower Ground Floor. The biggest lecture room, the Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, is also situated on the Lower Ground Floor, but is referred to as RBLT. The Conference Auditorium 1 and 2. These are the largest lecture theatres on the University campus and are located behind the Sports Centre.
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ATTENDANCE AT CLASSES
Attendance at seminars is compulsory. Students who cannot attend a seminar for good reason MUST fill in the Absence Notification section online via the Student Portal (located under the Student Services and Admin tab). Students must state the period of the absence and the reason for the absence. Any illness over 7 days must be backed up with a medical certificate from your doctor. Students are advised that acceptable reasons for absence include illness (backed up by a selfcertificate or medical certificate) and exceptional circumstances such as hospital appointments (copy of letter required), bereavement, major personal crisis. Sleeping in, failing to read the timetable correctly and going home for the weekend are NOT acceptable reasons for missing seminars or caseclasses. Students are also advised that medical and dental appointments should generally be fitted around timetabled classes. Attendance at lectures is not monitored but you would be very foolish to miss them. Non-attendance at lectures almost always has a bad effect on a students work, leading to poor examination results, or failure.

Attendance records are kept by tutors who report the names of students who miss classes or fail to complete written work and disciplinary action in accordance with University procedures is taken against students who persistently fail to comply with their obligations. In addition, a student may take examinations in the University only if s/he has attended classes and performed the work of the course to the satisfaction of the Head of School. It is important that you make sure your name is entered on the class register that will be passed round or you may be reported as absent even when you attended a class. It is your responsibility to ensure that your name has been entered in the register. If you fail to attend three classes across all your modules without good cause, you will receive a formal written warning from the Director of Learning and Teaching, a copy of which will be kept on your file. Persistent non-attendance may lead to you being reported to the University for disciplinary action. You could be excluded from modules, barred from taking University examinations, and ultimately excluded from the University. The School adheres to University procedures in relation to students who do not meet module or programme requirements in relation to attendance, class work or written submissions. For further information in relation to University procedures, please refer to www.leeds.ac.uk/AAandR/unsatis_ stu_proc.htm.

In particular, Skills@Library offers a wide range of support for students including a skills-based workshop programme, online resources and oneto-one advice. Further information can be found at www.skills.library.leeds.ac.uk/.

STUDY ABROAD
BA CRIMINAL JUSTICE & CRIMINOLOGY (INTERNATIONAL)
Introduction The School of Law has recently established an exchange agreement with Carleton University and Victoria University, Wellington to enable a small number of BA Criminal Justice & Criminology students to spend one full academic year studying in Canada, Australia or New Zealand. Students must apply to the scheme in their second year of study at Leeds with a view to spending the third year of their degree at Carleton, Griffith or Victoria, before returning to Leeds to complete their final year of study. This means that successful applicants to the scheme will undertake a four year programme of study, rather than the usual three years. To reflect the international element within the exchange programme, participating students will graduate with a BA Criminal Justice and Criminology (International), instead of a BA Criminal Justice and Criminology. About Carleton Carleton University is in Ottawa, the national capital of Canada, and regional centre of the state of Ontario. Located in the north-east of Canada, Carleton is two hours from Montreal. It has all the trappings of a modern progressive city, rich in culture and history, with a vibrant city centre and downtown area. Located ten minutes from the city centre, the University has approximately 25,000 students. An extensive tunnel system links all campus buildings, making Carleton one of the most accessible universities in the country. Potentially, you would benefit from the year abroad in many and varied ways. Canada and Ottawa are culturally rich places to spend time. A year spent there is an opportunity to gain diverse experiences, which arise from living in different places. It would we envisage also broaden your capacity for learning. As the scheme requires you to do an extra
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STUDY SKILLS
Over the first 8 weeks of your time in Leeds, you will complete a short, compulsory module - Criminal Justice Study Skills. The module is designed to give you the skills needed to do well on the programme. It will help you make the transition from studying at college to studying at university, particularly in relation to becoming an independent learner. Specifically, the module explores a variety of skills that, as new students in Leeds, you will be expected to develop during your first year: how to use the wide-range of resources available here at Leeds, how to use the library, how to read and make notes, how to make the most of lectures and seminars, how to approach and write an academic essay and how to prepare for and pass exams. In addition to the skills developed on the module help is also available elsewhere in the University.

years study compared to the three year programme, it may mean that you are better equipped to do well in your final year of study in Leeds. We think those students who participate in the scheme will find the year studying abroad challenging but enormously rewarding. You can find out more about criminology at Carleton by visiting their website: http://www. carleton.ca/criminology/index.htm About Griffith Brisbane is the state capital of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. It is situated on the Brisbane River on a low-lying floodplain between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range in southeastern Queensland. The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice is located on the Mount Gravatt campus, 10 kilometres south of central Brisbane in the scenic bushland setting of Toohey Forest, less than 15 minutes by car from the centre of Brisbane and within walking distance of the South East Busway. Buses also connect direct to the city. To find out more about the university and the area visit: http://www.griffith.edu.au/ The School of Criminology at Griffith has an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research and you will be taught by some of the foremost criminologists in Australia. If you are interested in applying to the scheme you should do some research about the city, the university and the country to help you decide. You can find out more about criminology at Griffith by visiting the School of Criminology website: http://www.griffith.edu.au/arts-languages-criminology/ school-criminology-criminal-justice About Victoria Wellington City is located on the southern tip of the North Island of New Zealand and has approximately 160,000 inhabitants. Wellingtons compact city centre supports an arts scene, cafe culture and nightlife much larger than most cities of a similar size. It is often described as the cultural, sporting and political capital of New Zealand. Cuba is the bohemian alternative quarter that captures Wellingtons creative pulse, whilst Lambton has designer fashions and food to match. The Waterfront is filled with parks, museums and landmarks. Wellington is surrounded by hills, a rugged coastline and one of the most beautiful harbours in the world. New Zealand is known throughout the world for its space, its natural beauty and tranquillity.
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Victoria Universitys Kelburn Campus overlooks the natural amphitheatre of Wellington Harbour. Downtown - with its bustling entertainment, arts, cafe and social scene - is just a few minutes walk or cable car ride away. Victoria also has a physical presence in Wellingtons heart. To find out more about the university and the area visit: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/default.aspx The Institute of Criminology in the School of Social and Cultural Studies has an international reputation for excellence across its research and teaching portfolios. If you are interested in applying to the scheme you should do some research about the city, the university and the country to help you decide. You can find out more about criminology at Victoria by visiting the Institute for Criminology website: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sacs/aboutus/crim.aspx How do I apply? The university application procedures are detailed on the Study Abroad website. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ students/study-abroad/outgoers/how.htm However, you must be pre-approved by the Law School in order to apply to Study Abroad. To apply for pre-approval, we require you to complete the initial permission form and the academic reference downloadable from the Study Abroad website. Your academic reference form must be completed by your personal tutor, with whom we expect you to discuss your plans fully. You must also submit to us a personal statement of 500 words, outlining your reasons for applying to study abroad. Where more students apply to the scheme then there are places, the School will consider a range of factors in deciding who is eligible for the scheme. These include: academic ability and potential; the personal statement, as evidence of your potential to take advantage of the year; any other relevant information, such as your disciplinary record. We are looking for students who will be good ambassadors for the University of Leeds and will take seriously any information which suggests otherwise. Applications are submitted to the School of Law each year in November. If you think you might be interested then you can ask your personal tutor or the member of staff managing the exchange programme for more details. Students are notified in January whether their application has been successful.

STUDENT COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE

If you feel something has gone wrong and you are unsatisfied with the way you have been treated, it is best first to approach your personal tutor or the module manager, or the Director of Learning, Teaching and Administration, or the Head of School. If informal procedures cannot resolve a complaint, you can complain formally in writing to the Complaints Officer, David Wardle, who will investigate the matter formally. If you are not satisfied with the outcome you can appeal to the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Students and Staff. A more detailed account of the procedures can be found in Section 13 of the Taught Students Guide www.leeds.ac.uk/qmeu/tsg/13scp.htm Contact Details Complaints Officer David Wardle d.wardle@adm.leeds.ac.uk; 0113 343 4452

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ASSESSMENT AND EXAMS

Modules are assessed by examinations, by assessed coursework, or by a combination of these methods. Thus, for example, the first year module Understanding Crime is assessed by a mixture of examination and essay; the assessment of English Legal System consists solely of a written examination at the end of the module; and the assessment of Principles of Criminal Law is by way of two essays. (The exams are in January for English Legal System and in May/June for all the other first year subjects.) There is likely to be some differences across the programme in terms of the extent of information you are given about each assessment exercise within any one module because the programme is modular and taught by different members of staff. So, for example, some modules may provide you with details about precisely what topics to revise for examinations. Other modules take a synoptic approach to assessment and so expect you to be able to answer questions about any topic covered within a module or its central themes and concerns. The important point for you to note is that you are here to gain a broad education about the subject of criminal justice and criminology. In this respect, it is important for you to attend all classes within a module so that you can see the linkages between different ideas or topics and gain an overarching understanding of key concepts and theoretical perspectives. These ideas also connect at the programme level. What this means is that students who do well on the programme are overwhelmingly those who take a broad view of the programme content - and seek to gain an understanding of the whole (i.e. the sum of the parts) not merely discreet chunks. It has been proven time and again that this approach means that you will learn more and perform better in assessments. It will also be reflected in your overall degree classification

on the notice board in the Student Cloak Room as soon as they are available. Any clashes or problems should be identified and brought to the attention of Rachael Taylor so that difficulties can be sorted out before the final timetable is produced. It is imperative that you should check the final version of the examination timetable and that you turn up at the right place, at the right time and on the right day. You should allow plenty of time before the examination to find your seat number on the seating list, especially when the examination is in the Sports Hall or is being taken in more than one room. You are required to take your student identification card with you to all your examinations. If you bring a mobile phone with you into the examination hall, you will be required to switch it off and leave it with the invigilators for the duration of the examination. Modified examination arrangements Modified examination arrangements can be made to accommodate students with a disability. Note that disabled or dyslexic students requiring examination concessions such as extra time must register with the Equality Service not later than 6th November 2009 for Semester One examinations, and 5th March 2010 for Semester Two examinations. If you anticipate that you will need special examination arrangements due to some form of temporary incapacity, please inform Rachael Taylor and the University Examinations Officer as soon as possible, supplying medical evidence. Absence and illness If you are absent from an examination due to illness, University regulations require a medical certificate, signed by a doctor, which indicates the nature and seriousness of the illness and its duration in relation to the absence. Self-certification will NOT be accepted for examination absences. If you have missed an examination due to illness or exceptional personal circumstances, you should complete the Medical/Mitigating Circumstances form and submit it, together with the
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EXAMINATIONS
Examination schedules There are three examination periods per day (9.00 - 12.00, 13.00 - 16.00 and 17.00 - 19.00). Provisional examination timetables will be posted

supporting medical certificate or other supporting documentation to Rachael Taylor. You must submit your application no later than SEVEN days after the date of the examination, or the date of the last examination if more than one examination is affected by the same circumstances. Your case for a new attempt at the examination will be considered by the School Special Circumstances Committee. If the Committee determines that your case satisfies the criterion of good cause, it may recommend that the Board of Examiners grants you the opportunity to take the examination at the next available opportunity as a first attempt. Format of examinations Examinations usually last for two or three hours. In three hour papers candidates are frequently required to answer four questions out of eight and in two hour papers, two questions out of four. However some modules have different formats. The number of questions to be answered may be different or you may be required to answer questions from different parts of a paper. The precise requirements are specific to each module. It is important that you are clear in advance what will be required of you. Books and other materials in examinations Unless your lecturers inform you otherwise, you are NOT allowed to use books or notes or other materials in examinations. Attempting to do so amounts to cheating, which lays you open to severe penalties. In some courses, you are allowed to take statute books or other materials into examinations provided they are unannotated. Your lecturer will tell you when you can take statute books into the examination and which statute books are permitted; make sure you are clear whether you can or cannot do so. What is meant by unannotated? When you are allowed to take statute books or other materials into examinations, they must be unannotated. These means you must NOT have any written comments or notes, including case references, on them. It is very important you understand these rules. You do not want to be accused of cheating. If the invigilator in the examination considers that you have infringed these rules, your statute book or other materials will be confiscated and no replacements provided for the remainder of the examination. Further, the invigilator will report the matter to the
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University Examinations Officer who will initiate the procedure set out at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/AAandR/ cpff.htm. The School will not regard it as a sufficient defence that you have borrowed someone elses statute book, or purchased your copy second-hand. You alone are responsible for ensuring that the book and materials you bring in to the Examination Hall fully comply with the regulations.

ASSESSED COURSEWORK
The form of assessed coursework The length and form of assessed coursework will vary from module to module. The information will be published in course documentation. However it is your responsibility to make sure you are clear about what is required of you. It will not be an excuse for failing to comply with the requirements that you have lost or did not read the documentation or that for some reason you did not receive a copy. If in any doubt, consult the lecturer in charge of the module. General rules There are some general rules that apply to all assessed coursework: All assessed essays and assessed coursework of all kinds must be typed. Work that is not typed will be treated as a non-submission and you will receive no marks for it. The word limit must be complied with and the length of the essay or other coursework clearly and accurately stated on the front of the essay. It must be handed in on time. You must avoid plagiarism. Submission of assessed coursework This must be placed in the container provided in the Student Common Room no later than 12.00noon (midday) on the day it is due in. This will then be emptied by the office staff who will keep a list of work submitted. Do not hand work directly to the General Office or to a member of staff. Assessed coursework sent in by post, fax, or e-mail will not be accepted unless you have obtained prior authorisation from the Taught Programmes Support Officer: Pastoral Support. Please note that the University expects all students to be in residence during the January examination period.

You must keep your own copy of every piece of assessed coursework and any drafts and notes made in preparation for this work. You will also be required to submit an electronic copy of all your assessments via the VLE. Details concerning this will be included in the essay title instructions sheet. Once your work has been marked, you will receive back a feedback sheet attached to the paper copy of your essay, which you will need to collect from the General Office. The collection date will be included on the relevant essay title instruction sheet. Late submission One of the most important skills which you should aim to acquire during your studies is the ability to organise your own work flow so that important deadlines are met, even when more than one time limit expires at the same time. During your law course you will be required to submit various written assignments. It is an important part of your training that you learn to meet such deadlines and failure to do so reflects badly on your organisational skills. Penalties are attached to the late submission of written assignments. These penalties are set out below for your information together with the procedures to be followed where you find yourself in genuine and extraordinary difficulties with written work. Penalties for late submission of assessed coursework The following rules apply to ALL pieces of assessment, including dissertations: For every calendar day up to fourteen days that the essay is late a penalty of 5 marks will be imposed i.e. five of the marks initially awarded will be deducted (e.g. if the essay is two days late a penalty of 10 marks will be imposed, so that if the original mark was 67 you will receive a mark of 57). If the Dissertation or coursework is more than fourteen days late it will be awarded zero marks. Extensions of the deadline. If you have a good reason for handing in your assessed coursework late (e.g. illness) you must apply for an extension to the deadline for submission. Extensions to time limits can only be granted by the Taught Programmes Support Officer:
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Pastoral Support. They cannot be granted by module teachers. Extensions can be discussed by telephone or e-mail but you must approach the Taught Programmes Support Officer: Pastoral Support in person to request an extension unless you are physically unable to come into the University. Any extensions must normally be negotiated in advance of the submission date. N.B. Evidence of failure of University computers or printers can be accepted as a valid reason for an extension of a deadline, but only if clear, verifiable evidence of that failure is available from ISS. (Difficulties of last minute access to the computing cluster or to the printers will NOT be accepted as valid excuses for extensions to be granted. Students should recognise that just-in-time strategies carry a high risk in this context and should plan their work accordingly.) Problems associated with the use of private computers, printers or electronic storage devices will NOT be regarded as an excuse for late submission except in very exceptional circumstances. In order to try to avoid some of the problems which can arise when computers are used, you are strongly advised to generate paper copies of all work being held on computer, at least three days before the deadline for submission, even if the work is incomplete at that time. Word length of assessed coursework You must state the word length accurately on the front of your essay. If you do not, you will be penalised by a deduction of 5% i.e. five marks will be deducted from the initial mark awarded. Penalties for exceeding the word length The first 100 words in excess of the word length will not be penalised. In the case of the Dissertation only, the first 250 words will not be penalised. The word length does not include footnotes or the bibliography. If the word length is exceeded by up to 50%, a deduction of between 10 and 35 marks will be imposed (i.e. between 10 and 35 marks will be deducted from the initial mark), depending upon the circumstances. If the word length is exceeded by more than 50%, this will be treated as a non-

submission and no marks will be awarded. These rules apply to all types of assessed coursework and to the Dissertation.

own work, in your own words, and not a copy or paraphrase of the work of another student or some other source. All work submitted for assessment must be accompanied by a Declaration of Academic Integrity. Work will not be accepted and will not be marked unless this is completed and signed at the time of submission. Your declaration confirms that the work is your own, and that you are aware it is your responsibility to know the definition and importance of plagiarism. The School or the University may use electronic techniques to monitor your work, comparing it with work of other students or with published material (including internet sites), and you may be required to submit your work on disk or in an electronic format for this purpose. In appendix 2 at the end of the handbook advice is given on how you can write your work so that there is no question of plagiarism. Your tutors and/or lecturers will provide guidance on avoiding plagiarism during your programme, and if in doubt at any time you should ask your tutor or another member of the academic staff. Further guidelines on referencing can be found at: http://www.leeds. ac.uk/library/training/referencing/

CHEATING, PLAGIARISM and ACADEMIC MALPRACTICE

The University regards cheating and plagiarism and other instances of academic malpractice with the utmost seriousness. Cheating in examinations includes copying from another candidate, accessing notes or other sources of information, or communication with other candidates or with any person(s) except the invigilators. These are expressly forbidden. Malpractice includes submitting for assessment work obtained from others including by theft, misrepresentation, fabrication of results or evidence, and theft or misrepresentation of identity. Plagiarism is defined as presenting someone elses work as your own. Work means any intellectual output, and typically includes text, data, images, sound or performance, or any combination of these. The significance of plagiarism is that assessments are only of any use if the work you submit is your own: to present the work of others undermines the integrity of the assessment system. You may use information that you gather from law reports, academic journals, books, the internet, websites, lectures or other teaching sessions, contact with others, etc., but it must always be properly attributed and all external sources used must be referenced. Failure to attribute material which is not your own will be regarded as plagiarism, for which the University imposes strict penalties. All cases of plagiarism and cheating in coursework are reported to the University. The Senate has approved a range of penalties for students who have cheated in an examination or plagiarized in an assessment. These vary from a mark of zero being recorded for the element of the module affected to, in the most serious cases, expulsion from the University. If a case of plagiarism is suspected, the student concerned will be informed and be offered an opportunity to justify the work. See http://www.leeds.ac.uk/AAandR/cpff.htm for details of how cases of cheating and plagiarism are treated by the University. We recognise that students may exchange lecture notes and discuss assignments with other students. However, all coursework you submit must be your
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CHEATING IN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

Definition Cheating in University Examinations occurs when a candidate transgresses any of the following University rules governing the conduct of University Examinations. Specifically, candidates shall not: copy from other candidates or from notes; introduce specified items (e.g. pencil cases), notes or other unauthorised material (including blank paper) into the examination room; communicate in any way with other candidates or person(s) except the invigilators; access or copy from sources of information (except as allowed by examiners or the Exams Officer) or annotate or mark this authorised information (except as authorised by the examiner); remove script books (blank or otherwise) from the examination room; bring mobile telephones or pagers into the examination room;

 disobey the regulations relating to the use of calculators. Penalties Cheating in University Examinations is treated as an absolute offence. Only one of two penalties will be applied unless the circumstances are wholly exceptional: Repeat to pass standard, as an external or internal candidate, the examination or some or all of the examinations in the Semester where the incident of cheating has occurred. The mark awarded for the whole module or series of modules will be zero and this will be retained after the requirement to repeat has been successfully completed. Where successfully repeated the credits will be awarded but the retained zero marks will contribute to the classification calculation where this applies. The requirement to pass is an absolute condition of graduation from the University irrespective of the status of the assessment in the programme of study. Unless specified by the Committee, the student will be given a single opportunity to take and pass the examination, the timing of which will be at the convenience of the School concerned. Where the examination is failed a report will be made to the Committee where it will be decided whether or not a further opportunity is to be given and, therefore, whether or not the student will be eligible to graduate from the University. Withdraw permanently from the University with no award.

work which is submitted for assessment, including work that contributes to the mark for a module or for any University award or for the classification or award but which does not form part of a University Examination) occurs when a candidate attempts to mislead or deceive the examiners concerning the work submitted for assessment. Examples include: Theft of the work of other students. Submitting assignments obtained from others, whether within or without the University, including on a commercial basis. Resubmitting ones own work when this has already been awarded marks or credits even if in a different module or for a different qualification without specific written permission to do so. Making or causing to be made a fraudulent statement concerning the work submitted for assessment or the students candidature for assessment or examination. (This is also intended to address the false signing of a declaration of integrity.) Penalties The Senate has approved a range of penalties for students who have plagiarised in a University Assessment or have submitted fraudulent or fabricated coursework. The penalties can also be applied to address Malpractice in University Assessments. The penalties will vary according to the level of study and the seriousness of the offence. The School adheres to University procedures in relation to cases where there is an allegation of plagiarism or malpractice. For further information in relation to University procedures, please refer to http://www.leeds.ac.uk/AAandR/cpff.htm. In such instances, students may seek independent advice and support from the LUU Student Advice Centre advice@luu.leeds.ac.uk. Note that a student cannot have a degree conferred or an award made while any such allegation against him/her remains unresolved.

PLAGIARISM, FRAUDULENT OR FABRICATED COURSEWORK AND MALPRACTICE IN UNIVERSITY ASSESSMENTS

Definition Plagiarism is defined as presenting someone elses work as your own. Work means any intellectual output, and typically includes text, data, images, sound or performance. Fraudulent or fabricated coursework is defined as work, particularly reports of laboratory or practical work that is untrue and/or made up, submitted to satisfy the requirements of a University Assessment in whole or in part. Malpractice in University Assessments (that is
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EXAMINATION RESULTS
Publication of results End of session results are released to students on the web and can be accessed through the University Portal (http://portal.leeds.ac.uk).

Exam scripts are not returned to candidates but you may obtain a copy of the front cover of your script from the General Office. This sets out the breakdown of marks between the different questions answered and your personal tutor or the examiner/module coordinator can discuss these with you to provide feedback on your performance and how this can be improved. Also, please note that you can view your record of results at any time of the year through the student records section of the student portal on: http:// myuni.leeds.ac.uk , login with your ISS username and password and select Personal Information. The marking scheme The University marking scale runs from 20-90. Your marks for modules correspond to the following classes. (The boundaries for overall degree classes are different this is explained later). You should note that you will not be given a class for your first year results overall. The first year examinations are simply pass/fail. You will be given individual marks for each module. 70 - 90 60-69 50-59 40-49 20-39 Class criteria The following notes are designed to give you guidance about your marks but these are not official university criteria for the different grades. Upper First Class (80+) An upper first (80%+) is expected to display originality and excel in most if not all the criteria set out below for a first. First Class (70-79) A first class answer has a thoughtful structure, a clear message displaying personal reflection, informed by wider reading of articles and/or other commentaries and a good grasp of the detail (as evidenced by the choice of relevant examples which are well integrated into the answers structure). Complete with no major errors or omissions. First class answers are ones that are exceptionally good for an undergraduate and which excel in
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at least one and probably several of the following respects: comprehensive and accurate clarity of argument and expression integration of a range of materials evidence of wider reading insight into the theoretical issues. Excellence in one or more of these areas should be in addition to the qualities expected of an upper second class answer. Although there is no expectation of originality of exposition or treatment, a first class answer is generally expected to spot points rarely seen. Upper Second Class (60-69) An upper second class answer generally shows a sound understanding of both the basic principles and relevant details of the law, supported by examples which are demonstrably well understood and which are presented in a coherent and logical fashion. The answer should be well presented, display some analytical ability and contain no major errors or omissions. Not necessarily excellent in any area. Upper second class answers cover a wider band of students. Such answers are clearly very competent and typically possess the following qualities: generally accurate and well-informed reasonably comprehensive well-organised and structured evidence of general reading sound grasp of basic principles good understanding of the relevant details succinctly and cogently presented some evidence of insight. One essential aspect of an upper second class answer is that it must have competently dealt with the question asked by the examiner. In problem questions - (i) all the major issues and most of the minor issues must have been spotted (ii) the statement of legal rules must be accurate and comprehensive: (iii) the application of the legal rules must be insightful (i.e. the candidate must demonstrate that s/he can both distinguish cases on their facts and argue by analogy): (iv) there should

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be a conclusion that summarises the legal position of the relevant parties. Lower Second Class (50-59) A substantially correct answer which shows an accurate understanding of the basic principles. Lower second class answers display a sound level of competence as indicated by the following qualities: generally accurate an adequate answer to the question based largely on textbooks and lecture notes with little evidence of critical thought or wider reading clearly presented no real development or sophistication in arguments may contain some major errors or omissions. Third Class (41-49) A basic understanding of the main issues displaying sufficient knowledge but not coherently or correctly presented in a sustained fashion. Third class answers demonstrate a basic knowledge or understanding the general area but a third class answer tends to be weak in the following ways: descriptive only does not answer question directly misses key points or partial grasp of relevant concepts contains important inaccuracies or irrelevancies sparse coverage of material, possibly in note form assertions not supported by authority or evidence. Bare Pass (40) A pass represents the minimum acceptable standard below the third class category. There is just sufficient information presented to indicate that the student has a general familiarity with the subject area. Such answers typically contain: very little appropriate or accurate material cursory coverage of the basic material poorly presented without development of arguments. Borderline Fail (36-39) Answers in this range usually contain some appropriate material but also major gaps in
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knowledge and understanding. There may also be serious deficiencies in organisation. Some evidence that the student has been to one or two lectures and done a bare minimum of reading but no depth or reliability in the understanding shown. Clear Fail (20 - 36) At the upper end of this range, answers may identify a number of relevant issues (but a number of irrelevant points as well). No grasp is shown of the relevant concepts but the student may display (explicitly or implicitly) some understanding of the subject in general. At the lower end, answers show a misunderstanding of the basic material, completely fail to answer the question set or anything similar to it and tend to contain inadequate information that is incoherently presented. Feedback In addition to the ongoing feedback provided as part of your normal teaching sessions you will also receive feedback on your performance on individual essays/ assessments. Each essay will be annotated by the marker using the Feedback Proforma which you should attach to your essay as previously instructed. Essays are available for collection from the General Office Please note: you must upload an electronic version of your assignment before your marked essay can be returned.

PROGRESSION FROM YEAR ONE TO YEAR TWO

You must pass all your first year examinations but the marks in those examinations do not count towards the class of your degree. Your degree class depends entirely upon your performance in the second and third year examinations. Do I have to pass all the examinations? As all the first year modules are compulsory on the BA Criminal Justice and Criminology programme, you must pass all 120 credits in order to progress to year 2 of the programme. Can I re-sit examinations if I fail them? If you fail a module in either the January or May/ June examinations, you are permitted to re-sit that module. Re-sits for both the January and May/June exams are held in August. If you fail the August re-sit examination for any first year module, you

will be permitted to re-sit the module again as an external student on one further occasion only, in the following year. A candidate who is re-sitting and who passes the module at a second (or third) attempt will not be able to gain more than minimum pass mark of 40%. This means that even if the examiner awards you 67% when marking the paper, this will be returned officially as a mark of 40%. However in some cases (e.g. illness) you may be permitted to take the re-sit examination as if it were your first attempt and get the full mark. For this reason it is very important that you complete the Medical/Mitigating Circumstances Form to notify the School of any special circumstances that you think may have affected your examination performance the first time round. Note that if you are given a first attempt in August and fail the examination, you will not be able to progress to the second year of the programme and the next available opportunity to re-sit will be in the January or May/ June examination periods of the following year. Do I have to re-sit? If you wish to continue on the BA Criminal Justice and Criminology programme into your second year, you must re-sit any modules you have failed as you need to have passed all 120 credits to proceed. At later levels you need to re-sit as a safety net (you need a minimum of 200 credits in total to qualify for an honours degree) and because the marks in all subjects will be taken into account when classifying your degree, so that a failure will affect your overall average. What happens if I fail a module that is assessed wholly or partly by assessed coursework? If you have an overall failure in a course assessed by a combination of examination and coursework or by coursework alone you will be required to repeat all parts of the assessment, i.e. you will not be permitted to carry forward those parts of the assessment which were passed successfully. Therefore, if, for example, you fail Introduction to Criminal Justice overall you will have to submit another essay as well as taking the examination, even if you got a pass mark for your original essay. However, if your re-sit examination is treated as a first attempt (e.g. if you were ill during the examinations the first time) then you can carry your coursework mark forward. How do I obtain the re-sit essay? Notification on essay titles etc. will be sent to
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students via e-mail after the examination results have been announced. However, it is your responsibility to ensure that you follow the instructions to obtain a copy of the appropriate assignment topic or title and you should contact the School if necessary. Procedure to register for re-sit examinations In order to register to re-sit any failed examinations/ assessments in the August re-sit examination period, you must register online at http:/student services.leeds.ac.uk between stated dates, which you will be informed of nearer the time. You will be invoiced by Taught Student Administration for the re-sit examination fee. What happens if I fail all my re-sit opportunities? If you fail and exhaust your re-sit opportunities at either level one or two, then you can opt to transfer to the ordinary degree route. This means you would stay on the degree programme but would not be able to graduate with honours - essentially your degree would not be classified in the usual way e.g. as a 2(1) or a 2(2). You would gain a degree but it would be an ordinary degree, not an honours degree. You should be aware that an ordinary degree does not carry the same value among employers as an honours degree. Your programme manager will be able to discuss this option with you more fully should the need arise. However, you should note that this option is only available to those gaining 80 credits of compulsory modules - students gaining less than this number of credits will not be able to progress to the next year along either the honours or ordinary route. Finally, those students who do transfer to the ordinary degree may be given opportunity to move back to the honours degree route at a later date again, further detail about this route can be provided to students if required. If you have taken any exams/assessments during the re-sit period, you should follow the same procedure to register to re-sit any modules you have failed at that time.

PROGRESSION TO YEAR THREE

In order to progress to year three on the honours programme, you must pass all your compulsory modules, and a total of 100 credits in year two. While you may progress with 100 credits, providing you have passed all your compulsory modules, your degree result is based on all your modules in years

2 and 3, so if you do not re-sit a module you have failed, your overall average and thus your degree classification will be affected. Note that final year students who fail a module are permitted a second and final attempt in the following academic year in either the January or May/June examination periods.

DEGREE CLASSIFICATION
The procedure is rather complicated although the basic principles are simple. All modules taken in the second and third years count towards your result. Your result depends upon your average over the second and third years. However, two average figures are calculated. The first is simply an overall average for both years (weighted to take account of the number of credits a module has). The second is an average that gives double weight to your results in the third year. Your degree will depend on whichever one is better. This means that if you improve in the third year you get credit for that but that if you are consistent over both years then that works to your benefit as well. Each module receives a mark e.g. 62. This is then converted into a classification grade by dividing it (normally) by 10, so 62 becomes 6.2. Your average is then worked out using these classification grades. The calculation is weighted to allow for the different credit rating of different modules. Once the two averages have been calculated, your degree class will be based on whichever is better. The minimum figures for each class are: 6.85 5.9 4.95 4.0 First 2(1) 2(2) Third

There is a more detailed account of degree classification at www.leeds.ac.uk/ssc/uagsection3. ht#classify Further information about examinations and assessment Your personal tutor and lecturers and tutors in particular subjects can give advice. Individual problems about examination matters should be taken to Rachael Taylor in the first instance.

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PERSONAL TUTORING AND ADVICE

SCHOOL OF LAW PERSONAL TUTORING POLICY

Introduction 1. The role of personal tutors in the School of Law is to support the academic, personal and professional development of students. The personal tutor is the students first pointof-contact within the School. The personal tutoring system is supplemented by the Student Support Office. The two Programmes Officers within this office offer specific advice and support in the areas of pastoral care and personal development planning and careers. Personal tutoring is a partnership between tutor and tutee where the tutee must also fulfill their responsibilities. This policy lays down minimum standards of responsibility for both parties.

Undergraduate First Year Introductory group meeting 9. Personal tutors should normally see their first year personal tutees for an introductory group meeting at the designated time during Intro week. If this is not possible, they should post an alternative time on the Urgent Noticeboard. The alternative should be before the end of the first teaching week of Semester 1 if possible. At this first meeting the personal tutor will explain the aims and purpose of the Personal Tutor system and how it supports students during their normal course of academic personal and professional development. The personal tutor will also provide an overview of the support mechanisms available to student both within the School (see below) and across the University which exist to help support students should they experience particular difficulties (e.g. Skills@Library, LUU, Careers Centre, Student Counseling Service etc). Students need to submit their Student Profile Record and Student Profile forms to their personal tutor at this first meeting.

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Second meeting 15. Personal tutors should arrange a second one-to-one meeting for their first year personal tutees in weeks 10 or 11 to reflect on tutees first semester.

Year abroad students 23. In the case of students who are studying a year abroad personal tutors will maintain email contact with their tutees during their time away from Leeds.

Third meeting 16. Personal tutors should arrange a third one-toone meeting for their first year personal tutees early in Semester 2, after the Semester 1 Examination Board. In preparation for the third meeting of the year, after the Semester 1 Examination Board, students should submit their Student Progress File form to their personal tutor.

Student Support Officers 24. Personal tutors can refer students on to the Taught Programmes Support Officers when more specific advice and support is needed. Pastoral Advice: The Taught Programmes Support Officer (Pastoral Support) is able to give pastoral advice and refer students on to other support systems. In some cases it may be apparent that students should be referred directly to, for example, the University Counselling Service. In other cases the student may need advice within the School and should be referred to the Taught Programmes Support Officer (Pastoral Support). Confidentiality as detailed below will be respected. Students can be referred on to the Taught Programmes Support Officer (Academic and Personal Development) to hold targetsetting interviews, to develop action plans and provide additional support with regard to reviewing students learning and study skills. References: There is a presumption that the personal tutor will be the first choice of academic referee. Personal tutees should provide an up to date CV to personal tutors when they request a reference. Tutees should consider giving personal tutors a CV at other times as a mechanism of keeping them informed of tutees progress and life beyond the School of Law. The Taught Programmes Support Officer (Academic and Personal Development) provides reference templates including transcript information for personal tutors and also guidance for students on general careers issues, and completing LPC and BVC applications.

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Confidentiality 32. It is expected that personal tutors and other staff should keep as confidential any matters discussed unless the student authorises the disclosure or exceptional circumstances necessitate breaking this agreement (e.g. if students are in danger of harming themselves or others). In some circumstances it may be beneficial to maintain confidentiality by seeking advice from another member of staff (e.g. Director of Learning and Teaching or Taught Programmes Support Officer), as an anonymous enquiry particularly if the personal tutor is considering having to break confidentiality.

or personal tutors who feel that there has been such a breakdown should take their concerns to the Taught Programmes Support Officer (Pastoral Support), who can, where appropriate, make arrangements for the personal tutee to be reassigned. 40. Students should note that they can seek advice from members of staff other than their personal tutor. For example, it may be that an issue is best pursued with a subject tutor, or with a tutor with particular careers contacts.

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Staff Departures 41. Where a member of staff leaves the School, on either a temporary or permanent basis, their personal tutees should be informed as soon as is reasonably practicable. Where a member of staff is on study leave for the full academic year, this personal tutors tutees will be reassigned to another tutor. Where a member of staff is on study leave for one semester only, this personal tutor will keep a full assignment of personal tutees. Staff should be informed as soon as is reasonably practicable of the reassignment of personal tutees to them, in the event of Staff leaving. Students should be informed as soon as is reasonably practicable, of the personal tutor to whom they have been reassigned, in the event of a member of Staff leaving. The new personal tutor should arrange an introductory meeting with reassigned personal tutees as soon as is reasonably practicable.

Student Files 34. Personal tutors should complete tutorial records for all tutees. A copy should be placed on the students School file. 42.

General Access to Personal Tutors 35. Staff should make themselves reasonably accessible to personal tutees. There should be a reasonable period each week when personal tutees may see tutors without a prior appointment. Staff should make known to personal tutees reasonable times at which they can be seen by personal tutees with an appointment. Students should not expect personal tutors always to be able to see them without an appointment. Where a student, without explanation, does not attend an arranged meeting, or does not reply within a reasonable time to an email/ message offering/suggesting arrangements for a meeting, there is no obligation on the personal tutor to rearrange the meeting

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Evaluating the system of personal tutoring 47. There should be mechanisms in place to evaluate the system of personal tutoring on a periodic basis. The views of Staff and Students should be sought for this purpose.

Changing Personal Tutor 39. It is acknowledged that sometimes there may be a breakdown in the working relationship between personal tutor and personal tutee. Under those circumstances, it may be appropriate for a student to be reassigned to a new personal tutor. This should be considered an exceptional move. Students
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

LeedsforLife
We want all our students to get the best out of the whole experience of coming to study at the University of Leeds. We want Leeds students and graduates to be distinctive, to stand out from the competition by being able to demonstrate academic excellence and the skills and attributes that fit them for the challenges of the 21st century. Leeds for Life encapsulates that aim; its the way we view the Leeds University academic community to which you belong. Societies, volunteering, internships, sport, work experience, project work these are all opportunities which can provide you with really valuable experience and new or enhanced skills that will benefit you while you are at University and when you move on. Funding is available, through the Leeds for Life Foundation, to help you to undertake your own projects. The Leeds for Life student dashboard gives you easy access to explore the variety of opportunities offered at Leeds and provides you with on-line forms to help you prepare for your personal tutorials. Records of your personal tutorials can be stored in the Living CV area of the dashboard alongside your University Transcript, the notes youve made about Leeds for Life opportunities and links you want to keep to relevant websites. Youll be able to draw on this information (and the guidance on developing a CV and career planning which is also provided) when compiling your CV, filling in job applications or asking your tutor for a reference. To find out more about what Leeds for Life can do for you, log in via the Portal and discuss it with your personal tutor at your first meeting. Leeds for Life is about personal development planning - aimed at getting you to reflect on your own learning and on the development of your academic and personal skills. Personal development planning is a process which will enable you to: Review your progress against the aims and objectives of your programme of study Recognise and discuss your own strengths and weaknesses Improve your capacity to plan your own learning Identify and take advantage of opportunities outside the curriculum
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Prepare for further study and future employment Why is Personal Development Planning important? University differs from school or college in that students are expected to take greater responsibility for their own learning and academic and personal development. By closely examining what is expected of you on your programme, and reflecting on where you are in relation to this, your chances of success are increased. If you can identify your strengths and weaknesses you can concentrate on maximising your strengths and improving weaker areas through the opportunities available through Leeds for Life. The ability to reflect on your achievements and how you are developing your skills will help you to get the most out of your time at University. There are many opportunities available outside the curriculum and the Leeds for Life site should be able to point you in the right direction to locate those to suit you. When you come round to applying for further study or seeking employment, the work you have put into your personal development planning will be to your advantage. It will help you identify the requirements of the position, produce your application documents and prepare for interviews. Whatever you plan to do in the future, most employers and educational establishments see personal development planning as a central tool for career development. Leeds for Life and the School of Law Within the School of Law, personal development and Leeds for Life is integrated within the personal tutoring system, by offering you the opportunity of one progress review meeting with your tutor per semester. These are one-to-one meetings between you and your personal tutor. Prior to attending the meetings you should work on the Leeds for Life online forms appropriate to the meeting and then be in a position to discuss it with your tutor. The living CV progress form is a reflective diary of your achievements to date. It is designed to prompt you to ask yourself some key questions which will help you to provide your personal tutor with a brief profile of yourself and your progress and highlight any issues which concern you. It will also help your tutor to identify other issues which might be discussed. The scheme is voluntary on your part. You alone are responsible for making use of the opportunities offered by the School and for preparing for the meetings with your tutor. From your perspective the Leeds for Life site should provide a cumulative record of your achievements and qualifications and assist you in monitoring and planning your academic and personal

development. From the Schools perspective, the living CV in conjunction with the tutorial record forms which will be completed by your personal tutor following each review meeting, should provide a mechanism for recording the support provided to students and should assist personal tutors in writing meaningful employment references. Your Student Support Officer In addition to your personal tutor, the School has a Taught Programmes Support Officer: Academic & Personal Development, who based in the Student Support Office and is available to advise and assist you with any queries you may have regarding your personal and professional development planning and the completion of your progress file. Career development workshops, seminars and one to one sessions, covering a variety of topics relating to specifically to students on all programmes in the Law School are arranged periodically throughout each semester in the School. The Taught Programmes Support Officer will notify you when they are taking place and you are you advised to take advantage of these events.

Your Living CV Your student progress file is the document which records the progress of your personal and professional development. Combined with the Schools personal tutor system, the progress file provides the main focus of the Schools academic and personal support for you. The progress file provides a cumulative record of your achievements during your course in the School of Law. This will include: Academic qualifications (such as A levels, and module grades at University); Other qualifications (such as driving licence, CLAIT etc.); Work experience; Voluntary work; Placements undertaken; Details of your extra curricular activities; Development of new skills (such as group work, IT skills); Reflective responses to academic and non-academic experiences;

Time Chart For Meetings With Your Personal Tutor

Year 1
Semester 1 Induction week Students attend meeting during induction week
Semester 2 Mid-February Students sign up for a second meeting with their personal tutor Students attend a second meeting to discuss their Semester 1 results and feedback June Students hand in their review of the academic year to the General Office

Year 2
Semester 1 Week 1 or 2 Students sign up for a meeting with their personal tutor Students attend the first meeting of year 2 with their personal tutor to discuss their Semester 2 (Year 1) results and feedback
Semester 2 Mid-February Students sign up for a second meeting with their personal tutor Students attend a second meeting to discuss their Semester 1 results and feedback June Students hand in their review of the academic year to the General Office
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Year 3
Semester 1 Week 1 or 2 Students sign up for a meeting with their personal tutor Students attend the first meeting of year 3 with their personal tutor to discuss their Semester 2 (year 2) results and feedback
Semester 2 Mid-February Students sign up for a second meeting with their personal tutor Students attend a second meeting to discuss their Semester 1 results and feedback June Students hand in their end of course review to the General Office

The principal responsibility for the maintenance and effective use of the progress file is YOURS. So why bother? The process of reflection will allow you to monitor your own progress, and identify any areas you need to work on, any strengths etc. The file will maintain a detailed record in one place of all your achievements, forming a convenient record. By maintaining the file, you will be able to construct the evidence you need when writing a CV. or job application. Personal Tutors Role Your personal tutor will be a member of the academic staff of the School of Law and will normally be appointed for the duration of your course. The main exceptions will be the absence on leave of your personal tutor, or their departure from the School. In such circumstances a replacement tutor will be assigned. The role and responsibilities of Personal Tutors are to: Meet with you individually during the year Take an interest in your academic progress and personal development Give you your examination marks after the meeting of the February, June and September Examination Boards Act as a first point of contact for any guidance you may need in the event of any problems arising with respect to academic or personal issues Provide academic references for you at your request Your Role You are the most important person in the creation and use of the progress file and you are expected to: Maintain and develop your progress file; Attend individual meetings arranged with your personal tutor; Prepare for meetings by completing the necessary forms and handing in information as specified. Further Assistance and Advice: In addition to the documentation accompanying the one-to-one progress review meeting with your tutors, you will be able to find other documentation
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including the evaluation activities and information provided by the Careers Service on the PDP rooms within the VLE. You are encouraged to make use of these resources. University Careers Service The University Careers Service offers help and advice on CV writing and completing applications, in the form of workshops and individual confidential consultations. Visit the website for downloadable information or visit the Centre in person for printed copies and advice. The Centre is on campus and easily accessible and is open weekdays during termtime and vacations. Contact the Careers Service Reception to make an appointment with one of the specialist Law Career Advisers. Location: University of Leeds Careers Centre, 5-7 Cromer Terrace Reception Telephone: (0113) 343 5295 careers.information@leeds.ac.uk Email: Website: http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk Opening Times: Term-time Monday 10.00 am 4.45 pm Tuesday Friday 9.00 am 4.45 pm Vacation Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 10.00 am-12.30 pm & 1.30 pm4.30 pm Wednesday - Closed

CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY GET INVOLVED

Whether or not youve any idea what you want to do in future, getting actively involved now in things you enjoy - sport, drama, voluntary work, debating, clubs and societies, dance etc - can only benefit you in the long term too. It doesnt have to be specifically career-related it could be marketing club nights or learning scuba diving. The point is that in the competitive world of employment, it is graduates who have achieved things alongside their course who stand out from the crowd. Employers like to see that youve continued activities (music, sports, voluntary work etc) from school, and developed new ones, showing that you are self-motivated, energetic and can organise your time. They know a leading university like Leeds has many opportunities to offer, and expect you take full advantage of them. Look at http://www.leedsforlife.leeds.ac.uk

for the full range of opportunities, and http://www. luuonline.com/studentactivities - for clubs and societies.

OPPORTUNITIES
The range of possibilities for a graduate in Criminal Justice and Criminology is wide. Course-related opportunities include Probation Officer, the Police, Prison Officer, Social Researcher, Social Worker, Personal Adviser/Advice Worker, Community Development Worker and the Private Security Industry. Other possibilities include a range of careers in Law, including Legal Executive, Paralegal and Courts work, and the wide range of graduate training schemes in management and administration (e.g. in the NHS) The website http://www.prospects. ac.uk gives day in the life details of several hundred different careers. Find it difficult to deal with such a range of choice..? Go and talk to the Careers Centre.

confidence and can help you decide what career you do (or dont !) want to do. Valuable skills can be learned in part time work working with other people, solving problems, dealing with difficult customers. Other useful work experience includes any way, paid or unpaid, of getting an insight into a commercial /professional setting. Make the most of vacations to get summer placements or internships in areas which interest you. The Work Placement Centre http://www.leeds.ac.uk/workplacementcentre can help you

RESOURCES
In addition to the regular programme of talks and Careers Clinics with a Careers Consultant we offer within the School of Law ( contact Alison Sowerby, a.m.sowerby@leeds.ac.uk, Tel :01133435065 for details) - the Careers Centre, located just round the corner from the Law School, offers Advice and information drop in and appointment on all careers matters from getting started to checking application forms and CVs and advice on interview technique (Tel: 0113 343 5295) Careers Coaching Access to online materials used by recruiters e.g. psychometric tests Workshops e.g. writing applications, Commercial awareness etc - by employers 10 and 20 credit Elective Modules at Level 1 and Level 2 in Career Development Employer Presentations, Fairs etc E-mail guidance The website at http://www.careerweb.leeds.ac.uk has extensive material on writing application forms and CVs, as well as full details of the programme of employer visits to the University, how to find work placements and how to exploring the whole range of your options on graduation, whether for a gap year, a further degree or a job. University of Leeds Careers Centre 5-7 Cromer Terrace Leeds LS2 9JT Tel: 0113 343 5295 Email: careers.information@leeds.ac.uk Website: http://www.careerweb.leeds.ac.uk Opening hours Mon Friday 9.00 am 4.45 pm
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PLANNING
Because the range of possibilities is wide, it makes sense to start exploring your options early. This is best done by taking advantage of all the opportunities available. Voluntary work can give you a valuable insight into, e.g., Youth Justice work and the Police, and will considerably strengthen your CV. Look at the Access Academy - http://www. leeds.ac.uk/accessacademy/volunteering - for volunteering opportunities, as well as at off campus organisations like the Citizens Advice Bureau. The Careers Centres events programme (see Employer and Careers Centre Events at http://careerweb. leeds.ac.uk/ students) offers opportunities such as the annual Autumn Careers Fair (12 and 13 October 2009) and the Making a Difference Fair for voluntary and public sector organisations (Semester 2) to meet and talk to a wide range of employers, find out what graduate roles are available and often to talk to recent graduates now doing these jobs. Identify the skills youll need for your career - working in a team, communication, organising your time etc - and find ways of developing them through leisure activities (see Get involved above) as well as through your course and part-time work. Get to know the recruitment / training timetable, and keep an eye on any deadlines.

WORK EXPERIENCE
As well as looking good on your CV and showing employers you are motivated, it boosts your

ADVICE AND PROBLEM SOLVING

ADVICE AND PROBLEM SOLVING

The first section of this handbook advised you as to where to go within the School with general questions or problems. However sometimes more specialised help or advice may be needed. Your personal tutor should be able to advise you, but this section provides some guidance as to where to go for help.

EMERGENCIES (FIRE, AMBULANCE, POLICE OR UNIVERSITY SECURITY SERVICE)

Anyone in the main University precinct needing an emergency service should ask any secretary or lecturer to ring internal extension 32222, the University Security Office. The duty officer will contact the ambulance, fire service or police or send a University Security patrol to the scene of the emergency, as necessary. If you make a direct 999 emergency call using the ordinary British Telecom system to summon the fire, ambulance or police services, you must inform Security Office immediately. This is essential, as the emergency services often require the assistance of security staff to find the correct building and unlock doors. At all times, including night-time and weekends and whenever the University is closed for holidays, you can also contact the University Security Office by phoning the general University number Leeds 343 1751 and asking for the Security Office. That office can direct one or more officers by radio to drive to the scene of an urgent emergency on the campus or other University premises such as student flats within 3 or 4 minutes.

CHILD CARE RESPONSIBILITIES

A number of students have responsibilities which involve collecting children from nursery or school. We appreciate that this imposes constraints on your availability for classes. While the availability of appropriate rooms and clashes between modules do not enable the University to timetable lectures at convenient times from this perspective, there may be some flexibility in the timetabling of seminars. If the times you have been allocated for tutorials or seminars are difficult in view of your childcare responsibilities, please see Ms Hall as soon as possible.

COUNSELLING
Adjusting to student life can sometimes be difficult. Obviously your tutors will do all they can to help but in some circumstances, you might find it helpful to seek professional advice from the University Counselling service. Counselling gives you the time and space to explore issues important to you, such as coping with the pressures of University life, settling into a new environment, relationships, bereavement, anxiety and depression. Counsellors will not be able to give you magic solutions, but will listen carefully and respectfully to your concerns and, hopefully, in time, help you to have an increasing awareness of yourself and your choice of options. The Counselling Service is located at 19 Clarendon Place, Leeds, LS2 9JY, telephone 0113 3434107. E-mail: stucouns@adm.leeds.ac.uk. There is a drop-in session every week day at 1 p.m. when you are able to see a counsellor for 20 minutes on a first come, first served basis.

EQUALITY and DIVERSITY

The School is firmly committed to the promotion of equal opportunities amongst its staff and students without regard to age, disability, gender, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, colour, religion or social background. For further information and advice please see the following details on the Universitys Equality Service. Equality and Diversity The Equality Service is located at the heart of the campus, in the Social Sciences Building. It incorporates Disability Services and the Academic Transcription Centre and provides advice and support for students and staff, which can be accessed through its website and through direct
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contact with its staff, either by email or drop-in guidance. Its mission is to work with University departments and services to help deliver a truly inclusive multicultural community, in which every individual is treated fairly and with dignity and respect in a safe, supportive and welcoming environment. The Equality Services work includes reminding each individual of his/her own responsibility in building a community in which diversity is valued and discrimination is unacceptable. An important role of the Equality Service is to assist in the provision of a first class, innovative and flexible learning and teaching environment for students of all ages and backgrounds, so helping to ensure that students are able to reach their potential in an open, inclusive and responsive setting. Students who believe they have experienced unfair treatment, harassment or bullying can seek advice from the LUU Student Advice Centre. Guidance on how to proceed is in the Universitys Code of Practice on Harassment and Bullying, which applies to both staff and students. Information for Disabled/Dyslexic Students The Disability Services Centre is a member of the National Federation of Access Centres and along with the Academic Transcription Centre provides a range of guidance and support to disabled and dyslexic students. All students are offered an assessment of their requirements for support and, where appropriate, assistance with an application for Disabled Students Allowances. The range of Services available includes: information on access; guidance on appropriate technology and support; communication support for deaf and hearing impaired students e.g. note takers, BSL, SSE.; material in alternative formats e.g. Braille, large print, tape; individual support and workshops for dyslexic students; examination concessions; a personal assistance scheme; Students are strongly advised to register with the Disability Services Centre at the earliest opportunity and those who require concessions in examinations
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are required to register by the 6th November 2009 for Semester One examinations and by 5th March 2010 for subsequent examinations. Information on the Universitys policies on Equality and Diversity and on the provision of services to staff and students is available at http://www.equality.leeds. ac.uk/ Contact with a member of staff can be made by:Telephone:-0113 343 3927 for both the Equality Service and Disability Services; E-mail to Equality and Diversity staff: equality@leeds.ac.uk E-mail: to Disability Services staff: disability@leeds.ac.uk

FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
Your best source of help in the first instance is the LUU Student Advice Centre. There is helpful information on sources of financial support at www.luuonline.com/help/ moneyproblemsmain.php

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
The best sources of general advice and information for international students are: the LUU Student Advice Centre; the Universitys International Student Office, based at 18 Blenheim Terrace (opposite the Parkinson Steps). See further: www.leeds.ac.uk/international

LEAVING THE COURSE

Every year, for a variety of reasons, some first year students decide to leave Leeds, either on a temporary or permanent basis. Whether this is due to financial, health or personal circumstances, it is important that if you are contemplating leaving, you first talk to your personal tutor. The role of the personal tutor is to talk through the options with you and to advise you as to the academic and financial implications of leaving. If, having consulted your personal tutor, you have come to a firm decision to leave the University either on a permanent or temporary basis, the next step is to see Mrs Tina Wigley (if you are leaving the course before 4 December 2009) or Ms Kate Hall (if you are leaving the course after 4 December 2009). Mrs Wigley and Ms Hall will assist you to complete the necessary

paperwork and ensure that the correct procedures are followed. Note in particular that any student temporarily withdrawing after the end of week 8 of semester 1 is expected to complete semester 1 examinations and assessed work. Likewise students temporarily withdrawing after the end of week 19 (week 8 of semester two) will be expected to complete semester 2 examinations and assessed work. If exemption from assessment is required, a case will need to be put to the Faculty Special Cases Committee and you should therefore see Rachael Taylor. Note that the same procedure must be followed, if you decide that you no longer wish to study law at Leeds and would prefer to transfer to a different degree programme.

skills with the aim of supporting your personal development from the moment you arrive on campus. Skills@Library staff also work with lecturers to provide skills development opportunities within the curriculum, contributing to new modules and developing learning materials. You are also encouraged to make the most of extra-curricular activities. Skills@Library runs and supports several schemes which ensure the skills you have developed through volunteering, part-time or vacation work experience or year-long placements are recognised (e.g. the City and Guilds Personal Development Award and Licentiateship). For work or volunteering experience opportunities you can check out the Career Centres regular vacancy bulletins, Joblink in the Student Union, the City and Regional & Widening Participation Offices Campus Connect student volunteering scheme, and Student Community Action with whom we work closely. In addition, Skills@Library offers leading-edge IT facilities which students can use to support group and project work. They include wireless LAN connectivity, interactive AV equipment, videoconferencing and rooms designated for student collaborative working. Information on dates and venues for workshops and events appear on our website www.skills.library.leeds.ac.uk and on your School notice board, but you can receive regular bulletins by joining our email network. Please send your name, School and email address to: skillscentre@adm.leeds.ac.uk

MEDICAL TREATMENT
Students can register as patients at the Leeds Student Medical Practice, 4 Blenheim Court, Blenheim Walk, Leeds LS2 9AE (Tel (0113) 2954488), www.leeds.ac.uk/lsmp. You should make an appointment first except in case of emergency. The Practice is open 8.30-18.00 Monday to Friday. You need to make an appointment in advance. However urgent medical cases that cannot wait for the next appointment can be seen 9-10.00 on weekdays. There is also an emergency surgery on Saturdays 9.30-11.00 for emergency cases that cannot wait until the following Monday. In the event of an emergency when the surgery is closed telephone (0113) 2954488.

SAFETY
If you have any concerns about safety within the School of Law, you should contact Mrs. Amanda Hemingway or Ms Karin Houkes, as the School Safety Officers. Alternatively, you can contact the University Safety Advisory Services, Level 11, Worsley Building, tel 0113 343 4210.

Skills@Library
15 Blenheim Terrace, Leeds, LS2 9JT Tel: 0113 343 7069 or email: skillscentre@adm.leeds.ac.uk Gaining academic and career-related skills is an important challenge for you at university. Skills@ Library provides workshops, web resources and keeps a collection of books that cover areas such as study skills, team working and presentation
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I.T.
You will, of course, need to make use of the IT facilities available within the University so here is a brief guide to what is available and what you will need to do to access them. You will at some point need to access the Universitys computer facilities whether it is simply wordprocessing your essays, conducting research through databases or the internet, or checking your e-mails. Usernames Once you have registered online, you will receive your username. This will begin with law, then the last number of your year of entry and then your initials (e.g. llw07xyz). Occasionally students will have the same initials; in this instance an extra number will be put into the username. Your username will be included on your student ID card. To access your password for the first time, follow the ISS instructions at online registration. This password should remain confidential and you should not tell anyone what it is. Clusters There are a number of computer clusters available on the main campus. These are open from 9am5pm, Monday to Friday and some are open until midnight and at weekends. Four computers will be available in the Ungergraduate Student Common Room. (See the map for locations.) If you have a problem when using a computer in one of the clusters you can contact the ISS Help Desk by phone (0113 343 3333), e-mail (helpdesk@ leeds.ac.uk) or calling in at their offices on level 10, Edward Boyle Library (on the Red Route). Printing and saving your work When you need to print out your work you will need to pay for this with printer credits. You will be allocated 60 printing credits on your arrival by the University. This will give you 15 A4 printed pages. (Colour printing is 15 credits per A4 sheet.)
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To buy more credits you can buy them in multiples of 5. You can purchase these from ISS at the helpdesk or from one of the slot machines that are available in the larger clusters where you need to insert your student ID and then pay the required amount. Also you can buy them online, through the ISS web pages, using a credit or debit card. http:// printcred.leeds.ac.uk:8080/pcred/index.html If you wish to save your work on the ISS server, you have 100Mb allocated to you. Your home filestore is shown as M:. It is advised that you also back this work up by saving it on CDs or floppy disks. For all your assessed work you must save work, at every stage. Further Information If you need any more help with using the computers and their applications you can access a number of ISS documents on their website, including fact sheets, workbooks and beginners guides. Some of these are also available in the libraries. You can request more disk allocation by filling in a form from the Help Desk. This needs to be signed by the IT co-ordinator.

NETWORK ETIQUETTE FOR EMAIL

The following guidelines (often called network etiquette, or netiquette) are derived from those published by the ISS at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/iss/ rules/etiquette.html Daily Routines and Housekeeping Check your mail regularly and reply to sent messages regularly so that a backlog does not build up. Do not assume that your sent e-mail entitles you to an instant reply. Treat the security of email messages as at about the same level as a message on a postcard; i.e. recognise that anyone along the chain of distribution could get to see what you have said, and it might even end up in someone elses hands. If you have sensitive messages to send,

use some form of encrypting (known only to you and the recipient, such as PGP), or use some other more secure medium. Develop an orderly filing system for those email messages you wish to keep; delete unwanted ones to conserve network space. If you detect a virus on your computer, please tell the computer officer immediately and do not send e-mails until the problem is fixed. Update your virus software on a daily basis and that applies to all your machines including office computer, laptops, and home computers that you have. Do not plug in laptops into the network unless you are sure they are virus free. Writing Styles Be very careful how you express yourself, especially if you feel heated about the subject. It is easy to fire off a quick response to a message which has upset or annoyed you, but it may be safer to print a draft, wait half an hour, read it and then send it if OK. Equally, if you had intended something in fun, will the humour be evident? If not, it could be perceived as offensive. Remember the message will be read by another person who may not appreciate your personality. Try to be selective in the parts of the sent message that you include in your response. Try to keep messages fairly brief. Try to restrict yourself to one or two screens-full at most. Be tolerant of others mistakes. E-mails are not legal text and a few typos are acceptable for the sake of convenience and speed. Message Subjects Make sure that the subject field of your message is meaningful. Where someone receives many messages, it can be very confusing and frustrating not to be able to judge the subject matter correctly from its subject field. Dont broadcast email messages unnecessarily. Its very easy to do, but can be very annoying to recipients (and wastes resources). Remember that what may look interesting to you may not be of interest to all. Consider instead creating your own distribution list (i.e. list of e-mail addresses saved on your own computer of people you know share your interests.
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Avoid sending attachments to mailing lists unless of course it is strictly necessary and related to the university and school business. In any case explain in your message what the attachment contains. Remember that an unexplained attachment could look suspicious and may be regarded as a potential virus. Other Peoples Messages Dont extract and use text from someone elses message without permission. Dont make changes to someone elses message and pass it on without making it clear where you have made the changes. Legalistic stuff Your use of the University IT facilities and networks is restricted to academic use only. Remember that sending email from your University account is similar to sending a letter on a University of Leeds letterhead, so dont say anything that might discredit or bring embarrassment to the University. E-mails are subject to monitoring by the University, and Heads of School are informed about improper use. And finally E-mail is a wonderful invention, but face-to-face contact still has a lot going for it. Exchanges in person can be quicker and there may be less chance of uncorrected annoyance. If you have had an e-mail exchange and seem to be making no progress, dont forget the art of conversation.

Social Networking Sites

Social Networking Sites (SNSs), such as Facebook or Myspace, and blogs are becomingly increasingly useful tools. Leeds University Union and even some Schools make frequent use of these for communication purposes. Students are, however, requested to use such sites carefully. Neither the University nor LUU would in any way wish to inhibit freedom of expression, but students are reminded that any libellous, defamatory or personally abusive comments about other students or about staff or the posting of images of individuals without their consent could be viewed as bullying/harassment, and could have legal/disciplinary implications. The University will not seek in anyway to monitor the use of such sites, but if issues of concern are raised by individuals, it has a duty of care to investigate and

take and appropriate action. In the first instance, this would typically be a request to remove or amend the relevant text or images. However, if this request does not lead to a resolution, the University reserves the right to take action under the General University Disciplinary Regulations. The individuals concerned might also initiate legal action independently of the University. We are particularly keen that student members of the University do not inadvertently post items that might lead to risk of action. If students

have genuine concerns or complaints about their course or any other provision from the University, the most effective route to having these addressed is to use the established procedures including raising the issue with their personal tutor, Head of School or their Student : Staff Forum. Students may also of course use the University Complaints procedure which can be found at http://campus.leeds.ac.uk/ docs/stucompsproc.DOC.

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LIBRARY

A. General Informatiom Since July 2000, the Brotherton and the Edward Boyle Libraries of the University of Leeds host the criminal justice, criminology, law and sociology collections. Most of the books and periodicals relevant to criminal justice and criminology are in the Brotherton library. There is a High Demand Collection with 4 hour (or overnight loan) and 3 day loan in the Edward Boyle Library. The Faculty Team Librarian for Law is Martin Gill. He can be contacted in the Brotherton Library or through e-mail: m.r.gill@leeds.ac.uk. He can provide help with locating material and other subject related enquiries. The following information which provides further details for library facilities for Law students is taken from the University of Leeds library website. Further information on the Library resources within the University can be accessed from the internet at: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/subjects/law/. The Brotherton Library, the largest and most extensive of Universitys libraries is behind the Parkinson Building. The library has a long history and tradition. It was opened in 1936 and has been named after Lord Brotherton. Its extension (the West Building) was opened in 1993. In addition to Law, the Brotherton library also houses the main collections in a number of subjects in arts and social sciences disciplines. It also includes the Official Publications section, the European Documentation Centre and a 60-seater computer cluster. The Edward Boyle Library, which is located in the centre of the University campus (next to Social Sciences building) was established in 1975. Originally known as the South Library, it was subsequently named after Lord Boyle of Handsworth, a previous Vice Chancellor of the University. The Edward Boyle Library houses the High Demand Collection and Student Library for all subjects and additional copies of key texts for reference or on 1-week loan. It is equipped with all modern amenities including group work areas and over 200 computers.
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B. Library Opening Hours In term time, the following opening hours operate: Brotherton & Edward Boyle Libraries Monday Thursday: 0800 - 2400* Friday: 0800 - 1900 Saturday: 1000 - 1700 Sunday: 1200 - 1900 (Edward Boyle 1200-2400) * Self-service before 0900 and after 1850. After this time only those with a valid library card will be able to enter the Library. The book collections, self-issue units and photocopiers will be available until 2400. Computer Clusters close at 2345. * For full details of the terms and conditions of using the library and opening hours out of term see Leeds University Library web site at: www.leeds.ac.uk/ library/ C. Location of Books and Journals The main collection of Criminal Justice, Criminology and Law books is in the Brotherton Library, in two sections as outlined below. Key textbooks will also be found in the Edward Boyle High Demand Collection and in the Student Lending Library. Both these areas are on level 9 (entrance floor) of the Edward Boyle Library. Use the Librarys web catalogue at http://lib1. leeds.ac.uk to locate materials. The Brotherton Library Main Building Floor 3 (ground floor to left of entrance doors in main reading room) Law A - Periodicals- all series, including US & international Law B - European Law Law C - Jurisprudence Law D - Law Reports (England and Wales) Law E - English Law Law G Criminal Justice and Criminology Law Reference - Reference books and leaflets West Building Floor 2 (mobile shelving alongside Sociology books)

Law H - Ancient Law Law I - Comparative Law Law J - National Law Law L / M - International Law Law N - US Law Law Reference Law Reference is shelved at the end of the first section of Law material on Main Building Floor 3. Some key reference works are arranged as follows: A - Indexes to Periodicals B - Indexes to Law Reports C - Practice Books D - Dictionaries E - Encyclopaedias F - Halsburys Laws, Statutes and Statutory Instruments G - Annotated Statutes H - Directories of Solicitors / Barristers Edward Boyle Library The High Demand Collection in the Edward Boyle Library is a collection of photocopied articles, books in heavy demand, lecturers own notes etc, available for very short loan so that as many students as possible can see them. The ground floor of the Edward Boyle Library also contains a sizeable collection of sociology and criminal justice books. Periodicals and Other Materials Most Current Periodicals (issues for the current year) are found on floor 3 of the West Building in the Brotherton Library. The library catalogue shows which issues have been received to date. The latest issue may not be borrowed but can be read in the Library. Previous issues may be borrowed overnight fill in a manual issue card at the main counter. Bound periodicals: Previous years journals are found in the Brotherton Library Main Building Floor 3, shelved at Law A-0.01. Bound periodicals may be borrowed overnight. Electronic journals: The university has online access to a range of academic journals these are an excellent source of up-to-date information and research. See the electronic journals web pages at http://www.leeds. ac.uk/library/ejourn/ for more information on what journals the Library has electronically.

For example, you can search for specific criminal justice and criminology articles on the Criminal Justice Abstracts database at: http://8590-arc. uk.ovid.com.wam.leeds.ac.uk/webspirs/start. ws?customer=lee&databases=JO More specifically, the following journals relevant to your subject can be accessed online via your university username: The British Journal of Criminology: http://bjc.oxfordjournals.org/ Criminal Justice: http://0-crj.sagepub.com.wam. leeds.ac.uk/ Crime, Media, Culture: http://cmc.sagepub.com/ European Journal of Criminology: http://0-euc.sagepub.com.wam.leeds.ac.uk/ Howard Journal of Criminal Justice: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/ hojo;jsessionid=5ssj914d59a6l.victoria? Socio-legal studies: http://0-sls.sagepub.com.wam. leeds.ac.uk/ Theoretical Criminology: http://0-euc.sagepub.com. wam.leeds.ac.uk/ Document Supply: Journal articles that the Library doesnt hold may be requested from Document Supply. There is currently a charge of 2 for ordering a book/journal article through this service. Law Reports The Library has a wide range of law reports, general and specialised publications, both for England/Wales and other countries. Information on the reports available and how to find them, and individual cases, is outlined below. Law Reports contain the decisions or judgements of courts on points of law. They are important in developing the law through precedents, (i.e., decisions are based on previous judgements). Only a small number of cases heard are reported. A case will be reported if it is of significant legal interest, e.g. signifies a change or development in the law, clarifies a difficult principle of law or interprets legislation.

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England and Wales The major series of general law reports are shelved in one sequence on floor 3 of the Brotherton Library Main Building. These are: Law Reports Series Appeal Cases Chancery Division Family Division Queens Bench Division All England Law Reports English reports (for pre-1865 cases) Revised Reports (for pre-1865 cases) Weekly Law Reports The Law Reports Series, All England Law Reports and Weekly Law Reports are all available electronically from the Databases link on the Librarys home page at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/ The specialised series of Law Reports, (e.g. Criminal Appeal Reports, Family Law Reports, Industrial Relations Law Reports etc), are shelved in one alphabetical sequence immediately following the general series outlined above. Other Countries On floor 2 of the Brotherton Library West Building (mobile shelving), there are series of Law Reports from the United States (Law N), Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (all in Law J), as well as a section of International Law Reports (Law L). Finding Law Reports Some of the most useful resources for tracking down cases, either with a reference to a particular case or on a particular subject, are outlined below. Legal databases such as: Lawtel, Lexis and Westlaw all include case law databases which allow you to search for a particular case using the name of either party or by keyword. These services are available on the web; follow the Databases link from the Library home page at http:// www.leeds.ac.uk/library/ Most databases and electronic journals require you to logon with an ATHENS password. You will be sent your personal ATHENS password by e-mail so that you can use them. You can also find you ATHENS password by viewing your library record in the
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Library Catalogue. Any other passwords required for databases and electronic journals are displayed on the Librarys web pages. Halsburys Laws Direct on the web provides summaries of the law in all subject areas, and includes key cases where relevant. Current Law Case Citator (Law Reference B CUR) provides summaries of cases and references to where full reports can be found. The citator will refer to the appropriate Current Law Yearbook, (year and page number given), and is updated by the Monthly Digests, (Case Citator section). The Digest (Law Reference B DIG) provides summaries of cases and references to full reports. The Table of Cases volumes refer to the relevant subject volume for case summaries. A subject index is also available. Covers UK, European and Commonwealth cases as far back as the 11th century. Updated by the annual supplement. Some series of Law Reports have their own indexes: Law Reports Consolidated Index includes an alphabetical list of cases, subject index and list of cases judicially considered. Covers cases back to 1951 and is updated 3 times a year. All England Law Reports Index includes an index of cases reported and considered and subject index. English Reports Index of Cases: to trace a pre-1865 case. D. Library Borrowing - Recalls, Reminders and Reservations Books must be returned by the date stamped on the issue label of the book. This is essential, to allow all students a reasonable chance of reading the library textbooks. Borrowers who exceed the permitted borrowing period have to pay fines. You can view your library record from the Library catalogue home page. A book may be recalled earlier than the date stamped, if required by another reader. The Library will email or write to you to inform you of the new due date. If you are borrowing books from any of the University Libraries, please check your email regularly. If you would rather receive library messages at your home address (whether email or postal), please ask at an Enquiries Desk.

If the book you want has already been borrowed by another reader, it is possible for you to reserve the book through the Library catalogue. Look up the book you require and, if on loan, select the reserve item option; then fill in your name and card number. Reference and High Demand Collection loan books and periodicals cannot be reserved or renewed. E. Some Important Library Regulations (see Taught Students Handbook) Eating, drinking and smoking are not permitted. Library users are requested to be as quiet as possible (so as not to disturb others), and not to hold conversations in the Library, except in the Group Study Rooms. Do not break the Library Rules: (1) Do not lend your student card to anyone. (A reader was recently fined 50 for lending his card to another person). (2) Do not borrow books on behalf of someone else: this is the same as lending your ticket. (3) Do not take books out of the library without their having been issued to you. (4) Breaches of the borrowing rules are subject to heavy fines, suspension of access to the Library and, in the worst cases, reference to the ViceChancellor for exercise of his disciplinary powers. Breaches are likely to be recorded on the students record, which staff consult when writing references for students prospective employers. (5) You must not damage the books or periodicals (i.e. by writing on them, underlining, using markers or tearing out pages), or hide items around the Library to prevent others using them. Penalties for such behaviour are as outlined in (4). (6) When using a book within the library you must not under any circumstances purposefully return the book to the incorrect shelf location in order to retain it for your own exclusive access. The University regards such activity as a serious breach of the rules governing library conduct. WARNING: Please retain on your person any money and other valuable possessions you have. Thefts from the libraries have increased in the past few years.
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F. Ordering Books and Other Suggestions The Faculty Team Librarian for Law, Martin Gill, is responsible for ordering books. Alas, funds are limited, and it is not possible to cater for the individual needs of readers. Priority is given to keeping up to date periodicals and law reports, and new editions of textbooks and reference books. Students are encouraged to offer suggestions to the Team Librarian for Law for improvements in the running of the Libraries, and to recommend books for purchase.

BUYING BOOKS
Your lecturers and tutors in each subject will advise you which books to buy. Where can I buy books? the Union Bookshop, in the basement of the Students Union building. You can also approach it by walking downstairs from the University Refectory. Blackwells University Bookshop, 21 Blenheim Terrace, a white building in Woodhouse Lane, slightly downhill opposite the University clock tower on the Parkinson Building. the Law book sale. The Student Law Society organises a sale of second hand books near the beginning of the first semester. The sale will be advertised on the notice boards. When buying any Law textbook (whether new or second-hand) make sure that you are buying the latest editions. Out-of-date law books are worse than worthless. Sociology, Criminology and, to a lesser extent, Criminal Justice texts, tend to stay relevant for a longer time, however. Internet Resources Whilst at University you should make use of all the learning resources available on the internet. There are a host of sites dedicated to providing up-to-date information about developments in criminal justice. Here are a few for you to explore and bookmark. Crime Information http://www.crimeinfo.org.uk/index.jsp Criminal Justice Scotland http://www.cjscotland.org.uk/ee.php The Australian Institute of Criminology http://www.aic.gov.au/index.html

The Criminal Justice System Online http://www.cjsonline.org.uk/publications/current.html The Guardians crime and punishment site http://society.guardian.co.uk/crimeandpunishment The Social Science Information Gateway Policing. http://www.sosig.ac.uk/roads/subject-listing/UK-cat/ policing.html The best collection of links to criminal justice agencies and sites can be found on the Law Schools own web-pages: http://www.law.leeds.ac.uk/cjlinks

PHOTOCOPYING FACILITIES
The School is unable to offer undergraduate students a photocopying or fax service but you should note that there are facilities for faxing in the Students Union building and that both the Students Union and the main University libraries have facilities for photocopying. The library copiers are normally operated by a cash card which can be purchased from vending machines. You must observe the Copyright Regulations displayed next to the photocopiers.

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APPENDIX
AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
1. What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism involves the use of another persons ideas without acknowledging that persons contribution to what you have written or said. When done intentionally it is a form of intellectual theft which the University, as part of the wider intellectual community, views with seriousness. The University has adopted the following definition of plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined as presenting someone elses work as your own. Work means any intellectual output, and typically includes text, data, images, sound or performance, or any combination of these. 2. What Penalties are attached to deliberate plagiarism? If you are found guilty of plagiarism then you may well be deemed to have failed the whole assessment for your module, though in extreme cases a more severe penalty may also be imposed. The range of penalties is set out at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ AAandR/cpff_annex3.htm . Clearly, these are very serious consequences, but you should not be under any misapprehension: they will be applied to anyone detected plagiarising the work of others in the preparation of an assessed essay or dissertation. 3. How Can I Use References Properly? Obviously, you will want to make use of the ideas of the authors and researchers whose work you read during the course. The following suggestions are offered as to how you can refer to the work of others without running the risk of being accused of plagiarising. References are also important for other reasons. One, referencing is a form of acknowledgement to those on whose work you have drawn in the production of your own work. At the very least, it is thus a courtesy. Two, referencing enables the tutor marking your essay to credit you for the books and articles you have read and used to put together an argument. It is therefore important that you decide upon on a system of referencing that you are comfortable with before you start to write essays. One of the best ways to learn about how referencing is used is simply to pick up a criminology / criminal justice text and work out for yourself the system that the author has used. As students on the BA Criminal Justice
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and Criminology, you will be working with materials from a variety of intellectual disciplines, and you will see that different disciplines have, to an extent, their own referencing traditions and practices. The system used in law texts is often very different from the system used in criminology texts. In this context, what is most important for the production of your written work is that you use references in a manner that is clear and consistent. When producing pieces of work always take care to check that your referencing is of a suitable standard. Referencing matters! Poorly referenced pieces of work receive reduced marks, and this is easily avoided by being conscientious. There are a number of standard systems of referencing. This section of the handbook talks you through two main systems used in criminology and criminal justice studies: the Harvard system, and the Chicago footnote system.

THE HARVARD SYSTEM

The Harvard system is very simple to use. At each appropriate point in your essay you need only insert (author, date: page). Example: Gambling amongst police officers has attracted few studies of note (Smith, 2002:104). If you use the authors name in the main text, you need only insert (date: page). Example: Smith suggests that gambling amongst police officers has attracted few studies of note (2002: 104). If a particular part of the passage is especially important you can highlight it in some way, but you should then add, (emphasis supplied) to show that the quotation is not exactly as it was in the original. If you are referring to another authors observation or finding without using a direct quote, then detailing the page number is unnecessary. Example: Very little research has been conducted on police gambling (Smith, 2002). When the same author has published more than one cited document in the same year, distinguish between the documents in the text and in the bibliography by adding a lower-case letter (a, b, c,

etc.) after the year, e.g. Smith (2002a). You must always include the full details of all sources that your work has referenced in a bibliography at the end of the essay. References should be listed in alphabetical order of authors surnames. A book reference within a bibliography should be set out as follows. Example: Smith, J. (2002) Bobbies in the Bookies: an ethnographic study, London: Bluesquare Press. (Note: London refers to the location of the books publisher.) An article from a journal should be set out as follows. Example: Smith, J. (2002) A Wager with the Bill: the betting habits of Londons finest, British Journal of Criminology, 42 (2): 234-243. (Note from the above that the title of the book has been italicised and in the example of the journal article, the title of the journal has been italicised. You can either use italics or you can underline the main title in the source.) Books and journal articles are the main sources that you need to know how to reference, but you may also have to reference government reports, newspaper articles and web pages as well as a range of other information sources. In more lawbased modules you will have to reference legal cases and statutes. The standard formats for all of those sources are set out below after we consider the other main system of referencing, the footnote system.

system, op. cit., loc. cit., and ibid.. Op. cit. means that you have already cited the book by the author. Loc. cit. means that you have already cited the article / report by the author. Thus: J. Smith, 2002, Bobbies in the Bookies: an ethnographic study, London: Bluesquare Press, p75
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D.Jones, 2003, Cops in the Boozer: an ethnographic study, Journal of Law and Society, volume 29, number 3, pp 234-243.
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J.Smith, 2002, op. cit. D. Jones, 2003, loc. cit.

In the event that one citation appears immediately after the other, you may use the abbreviation ibid. (from the Latin meaning from the same place). So this would appear as follows. Example: J. Smith, 2002, Bobbies in the Bookies: an ethnographic study, London: Bluesquare Press, p.75.
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Footnotes in this system may appear either at the bottom of each page or in a list of notes at the end of the work. If using the Chicago system, you should still write out a bibliography, as for the Harvard system.

STANDARD FORMATS FOR REFERENCING DIFFERENT SOURCES

An edited book: Smith, J. and Jones, D. (eds) (2002) Cops in the Bookies, Bobbies in the Boozer. Edinburgh: Vice Squad Press. A chapter in a book: Dibble, O (2002) Time Out on the Beat: a personal reflection, in J. Smith and D. Jones (eds) Cops in the Bookies, Bobbies in the Boozer. Edinburgh: Vice Squad Press. (Note: The source of the chapter or article appears in italics. The single apostrophe marks indicate the title of the chapter that is being referenced.) An article in a newspaper: Smith, J (2002) Revealed: the Scandal of the Real Vice Squad, The Times, Monday May 18, p.8.
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THE CHICAGO FOOTNOTE SYSTEM

The Chicago system differs from the Harvard only in the form used, not in terms of when references must be cited. So if using this system, you will need to insert footnote numbers in the text. All word processing software packages have easy to use footnote functions. In Microsoft Word this function can be found in the Insert option on the menu bar. Footnotes have the advantage of not interrupting the flow for the reader. However, it also has the disadvantage that, at each footnote you must give a full (or nearly full) citation, including author, date, title, name of book/journal if necessary, publisher, place and page number. This can be rather wearing! So there are legitimate short cuts that you can use. Three Latin abbreviations are used in the Chicago

If no author name is given then Anon should be used instead. Anon (2002) Revealed: the Scandal of the Real Vice Squad, The Times, Monday May 18, p.8. Government Publications: In broad terms White Papers contain statements of Government policy, while Green Papers put forward proposals for consideration and public discussion. They are cited in the same way. Department of Health (2002) A Healthier, Wealthier Force. Cm 3854. London, Stationery Office. Quoting from cases and statutes Similar principles apply to quotations from cases. Where you are using the words of a judge to justify your argument, make it clear that they are his words not your own. Direct quotation is the normal method used by lawyers in court, and should be adopted. In written work, this should be signalled by the use of quotation marks. For example, As Lord Atkin stated in Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562 at p 580, The rule that you are to love your neighbour becomes in law, you must not injure your neighbour; and the lawyers question, Who is my neighbour? receives a restricted reply. You must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour. Alternatively, indirect quotation, as with books and journals may be adopted. It is conventional, and helpful to the reader, to underline or italicise case names. In the bibliography, or in a separate Table of Cases, the full case reference should be set out as follows. (You will get used to the peculiar look of case references they are based on the series of law reports in which the case appears). Example: R v Secretary of State for Employment, ex parte Equal Opportunities Commission [1995] 1 AC 1 The standard references to law reports should be used (date, series of reports, page). Please make sure you use square and round brackets in an appropriate way. The rule is that square brackets are used if the date is an essential part of the reference and round brackets if the date is not.
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When referring to statutes, it is good practice to indicate when you are quoting the express words of the statute. For example, Under s 1 (8) of the Occupiers Liability Act 1984 injury is defined as anything resulting in death or personal injury, including any disease and any impairment of physical or mental condition. This definition thus excludes injury to property. To reference a statute In the bibliography, or in a separate Table of Statutes, you should normally use the short title of a statute. In the main text of your work, it is appropriate to abbreviate the second and subsequent references to a statute. Thus the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is commonly abbreviated to PACE. Material from the internet Increasingly material is available in electronic format and sometimes only in electronic format. Where hard copy is also available, you should cite that. For example, recent Acts of Parliament and judicial decisions are available on the web. However, if you use the electronic version for your work you should still look up the library copies and give references in the usual way, as described above, in your final essay. You obviously cannot do this if the only version is electronic but where you have taken material from the web you must still acknowledge it. Direct quotations must be clearly shown, using quotation marks. It is most important if you cut and paste material into your own files that you make it absolutely clear that you are using someone elses words. If you do not you are just as guilty of plagiarism as if you copied out someone elses words from a book. Whether you are quoting directly or using material as the basis for your own arguments, you must give the URL of the site where you found the material. It is also a good idea to give the date when you made use of the material, as web sites may change. It is vital to keep a note of the URL for any site you are using for your work. Do not leave referencing until later, when you are finishing off your essay. You may not be able to find the site again or it may have disappeared. Should you make this mistake however, you must still say that you are quoting directly or making use of material from a web site, even though you cannot find the URL. If you do not say this you will be guilty of plagiarism and it will be no excuse that you tried to find the site but failed.

Citing a Web Site: To cite an entire Web site (but not a specific document on the site), it is sufficient to give the address of the site in the text. Example: The Police Federation represents the interests of rank and file police officers (www.polfed.org/main_frame.htm). Citing Specific Documents on a Web Site: Web documents share many of the same elements found in a print document (e.g., authors, titles, dates). Therefore, the citation for a Web document often follows a format similar to that for print, with some information omitted and some added. You should also take note of the date that you accessed the article and include this. Examples: Smith, J. and Jones, D. (2001) Going Down the Local, www.pubsulike.com, (accessed 26 February 2002). Lister, S., Wall, D. and Bryan, J. (2004) Evaluation of the Leeds Distraction Burglary Initiative, Online report 44/04, http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs04/ rdsolr4404.pdf (accessed 14 September 2004). WHEN TO REFERENCE Whichever style you use, the occasions when you should reference do not vary. You should always cite a reference including a page number when: any direct quotation is used (Note: quotations of more than six lines should be indented and segregated by a single line space from the main body of the paragraph.) you closely paraphrase a passage; citing any statistics, even simple ones such as: 64% of people in the sample believed that...; these studies indicate that basic grade police officers are not more likely than Chief Constables to.....Of course, tables, graphs, etc. must also be referenced properly.

you take a specific idea from a source you have read when you can pinpoint it as appearing on particular page You should give a general reference - i.e. without a page number - when: you take a general argument or viewpoint from a book / article / chapter / magazine. This is likely to happen many times: most of us learn through reading others work. Referencing appropriately simply indicates that you acknowledge this process, and that you are developing others work. When you dont need to reference When something is very common knowledge. You may need to use your judgement about this; if unsure, it is better to reference. When an idea is your own.

SECONDARY SOURCES
Dont Put Anything in Your Bibliography that You Havent Read Problems with referencing secondarily often arise in undergraduate work, where it is quite legitimate to be using texts. If you are discussing an authors ideas but are not reading the original work or study, but someone elses book or article that is citing the original work, make sure that you reference the source you are actually using. To do otherwise e.g. to indicate that you have been reading Cesare Lombrosos 1876 edition of Luomo delinquente when you have read a summary of the book in a textbook, is a form of plagiarism. It is also very easy to spot (especially when the book has long been out of print, and the 1876 edition was only ever published in Italian). So you should always cite the text from which you extracted the reference. Example: The positivist school was the touchstone of early European criminology (Lombroso 1876, cited in Tierney, 1996) Then you wouldnt need to bother putting Lombrosos book in your bibliography, only the text that you have actually read: Tierney, J. (1996) Criminology: theory and context, London: Prentice Hall.

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