Metropolis: History of Berlin 1871-1990 (SEES0053)

The module provides a perspective on modern German history through the history of Berlin. It introduces research questions, problems, and historiography of urban history. It takes Berlin as an example for modern urbanisation, studies the impact of the city's growth on living conditions and social structures, and analyses the emergence of modern urban culture. It looks at the changes of Berlin's urban landscape and how it was reflected in depictions of the city. It analyses Berlin's role as Germany's political centre, concentrates on the key events that were played out in the city after the Second World War. We will make use of a wide range of sources: historiographical, autobiographical, and literary texts, but also paintings, photos, films and popular music.

POLICING STRATEGIC MODULES CRIME REDUCTION

In this module you will learn from world-leading experts and scholars who have been instrumental in creating some of the most important crime reduction...

Models of Policing for Crime Reduction (SECU0026)

In this module you will learn from world-leading experts and scholars who have been instrumental in creating some of the most important crime reduction policing models used by police and law enforcement agencies across the world.

You will be able to reflect on a range of contemporary policing issues and, as distance-learner, you will be encouraged to debate, discuss, share experiences and content relating to these issues with one another in the module discussion forum. In the module you will explore the application of these crime reduction policing models such as problem-oriented policing, community policing, intelligence-led policing and evidence-based policing from a strategic perspective and at a tactical level.

From an organizational perceptive, you will also conduct a transnational comparison to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the various models in different policing contexts, for example, comparing democratic, colonial, continental and decentralized models will to understand their relevance and effectiveness in the contexts in which they are applied. In this module you will also discover the mechanisms that these models activate to achieve intended outcomes and explore the merits of various approaches to crime reduction, such as situational and social crime prevention. You will also focus on specific tactics adopted under the aegis of these models such as hot-spot, zero-tolerance and broken-windows policing and discuss a range of real-world case-studies to evaluate whether and which models work, under what conditions and why.