PREVENTING DISRUPTING ORGANISED CRIME TERRORISM

This module explores the &#039;real-world&#039; world of preventing and disrupting organised crime and terrorism. The aim of this module is to encourage you to...

This module explores the 'real-world' world of preventing and disrupting organised crime and terrorism. The aim of this module is to encourage you to think scientifically and critically analyse the key conceptual features of strategies and methods relating to preventing and disrupting of organised crime and terrorism. The module will provide you with a robust, wide-reaching and nuanced understanding of prevention and disruption techniques, their theories and applications. You will focus in particular on the following approaches: situational crime prevention; economic and legal responses; military and paramilitary interventions; and community and partnership approaches. You will be exposed to key case studies, a range of empirical evidence and diverse theoretical, legal, ethical and practical considerations. Uniquely, you will also get the opportunity to engage with a range of real-world practitioners and subject matter experts. You will engage with different perspectives and disciplinary contributions and learn about the key aspects of the design, implementation and evaluation of counter-measures in this field. 

This module provides students with an overview of terrorism, including empirical trends, historical manifestations, current groups and tactics, and prominent...

Module description

Advanced study of the modern Icelandic language for students doing a BA degree in Icelandic who will have spent their third year in...

Module description

Advanced study of the modern Icelandic language for students doing a BA degree in Icelandic who will have spent their third year in Iceland. The student will be instructed in the practical use of the language, as well as trained in a variety of registers. For this purpose, a variety of texts from a number of subject areas and time periods will be studied. Teaching will be conducted entirely in Icelandic, and the students will be required to submit written work on a regular basis as well as participate actively in class discussions.

Reading List/ Suggested Reading:

•    Íslenska 1, kennslubók fyrir framhaldsskóla
•    Ásta Svavarsdóttir and Margrét Jónsdóttir, Íslenska fyrir útlendinga. Kennslubók í málfræði (1988 or later).
•    Ásta Svavarsdóttir, Æfingar með enskum glósum og leiðréttingalyklum við bókina 'Íslenska fyrir útlendinga' (1993 or later).
•    Selected novel (TBD)
Dictionaries
•    ISLEX Orðabókin (http://islex.hi.is/)
•    Íslensk-ensk ensk-íslensk vasaorðabók (Forlagið 2012)
•    Árni Böðvarsson, Íslensk orðabók handa skólum og almenningi (1988).
•    Jón Hilmar Jónsson, Orðastaður. Orðabók um íslenska málnotkun (1994).
Reference reading
•    Jón G Friðjónsson, Forsetningar í íslensku (1988).
•    Jón G Friðjónsson, Mergur málsins. Íslensk orðatiltæki, uppruni og notkun (1993).
Other texts will be announced in class.Please note: This module description is accurate at the time of publication. Minor amendments may be made prior to the start of the academic year.