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SP32075: Sexual violence

[Page last updated: 23 May 2025]

Academic Year: 2025/26
Owning Department/School: Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Credits: 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 100
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: EXOB 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Open-book written examination (EXOB 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
* outline and assess key theoretical explanations of sexual violence;
* explain and assess non-statutory sector and informal responses to these crimes;
* evaluate criminal justice responses to these crimes;
* analyse the effectiveness of work with perpetrators.


Synopsis: "Develop an understanding of sexual violence, survivors experiences of these crimes, and how voluntary sector, informal (family and friends) and State services respond. You will explore the key concepts and theories of why sexual violence occurs. You will also consider the aftermath of rape and sexual assault; the needs and rights of victim-survivors; and the responses of the criminal justice system, including police/court policy and practice, conviction rates, and perpetrator programmes."

Content: This unit is concerned with how we can explain the extent of rape and sexual assault, the experiences of survivors of these crimes, and how voluntary sector, informal (e.g. family and friends), and state services have responded to them. In the lecture programme we unpack what is meant by sexual violence; this then enables us to consider means of gauging the prevalence of rape and sexual assault. We then seek to understand why sexual violence occurs drawing on key concepts and theories. Partners or ex-partners perpetrate many of these crimes. The unit discusses and theorises this pattern, along with the aftermath of rape and sexual assault; the needs and rights of victim-survivors; and the responses of the criminal justice system, including changing police/court policy and practice, falling conviction rates, and the failures/successes of perpetrator programmes.

Course availability:

SP32075 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Education
  • UHED-AFB20 : BA(Hons) Education with Psychology (Year 3)
  • UHED-AKB12 : BA(Hons) Education with Psychology with Professional Placement (Year 4)
Department of Psychology Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • UHSP-AFB34 : BSc(Hons) Applied Social Studies (Year 3)
  • UHSP-AFB30 : BSc(Hons) Criminology (Year 3)
  • UHSP-AKB22 : BSc(Hons) Criminology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UHSP-AFB32 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 3)
  • UHSP-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UHSP-AFB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 3)
  • UHSP-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UHSP-AFB35 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 3)
  • UHSP-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UHSP-AFB36 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 3)
  • UHSP-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 4)

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