BA (Hons) Criminology and Policing at Anglia Ruskin University

Jump-start your career in the criminal justice sector with our specialist Criminology and Policing degree. Explore the English legal and criminal justice systems, including the police, courts, prisons, probation, and youth justice system. You’ll discover the origins, cultural and political ethos, and legal and ethical frameworks of the system, as well as complex issues including media representation, public attitudes and the position of victims and offenders.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years; 4 years with placement  |  Study mode: full-time (placement year available)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In Year 1, you’ll start to explore the key elements of England’s criminal justice system: police, courts, prisons, probation, and youth justice. You’ll also consider how media representations of crime shape public perceptions. Year 1: Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Criminology, Criminal Justice in England and Wales, Introduction to Policing; options include Media, Society and Crime, Policing Practice. Year 2: Evidence-Based Policing, Researching Society and Culture, Ruskin Module; options include Policing Vulnerability, Cybercrime and Policing, Lessons Learned: Inquests, Tribunals and Truth, Violence and Confrontation. Year 3: Youth, Crime and Aggression, Criminology and Policing in Policy and Practice; options include Undergraduate Major Project - Criminology, Undergraduate Major Project - Policing, Investigative Psychology, Exploitation, Trafficking and Sexual Violence.

Career pathways

Work towards your career goals from day one. You’ll have opportunities to engage with professionals from the criminal justice sector through guest lectures, workshop events, study trips and research projects.

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