Assignment Task
Assignment Brief As part of the formal assessment for the programmeyou are required to submitaCrime and Law in Contextassignment. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments.
Learning Outcomes:  After completing the module,you should be able to:
1.Explain how society has criminalised and decriminalised certain behaviours over the last 70 years
.2.Explain and discuss the historical changes relating to the treatment of offenders.
3.Use a range of credible academic sources to present and explain different definitions of crime
4.Assess the role of the media in influencing public perceptions of crime, the frequency of criminal offences and victimhood

The assessment for this module will consist of three tasks.
 You must completeall three tasks.
Task1 –Written TaskUsingat least 3 academic sources explaincrime and the differentdefinitions(maximum/notional 500words)(25marks)(LOs:3)

Task 2 –PowerPoint with speaker notes (approx. 5 slides)Examine how the media reported crime during the covid-19 lockdown pandemic in the UK. Your slides should includethe frequency of articlesand theimpactthis had onpublic perceptions.(maximum/notional 1000 words)(25marks)(LOs:4

Task3 –Essay - Research and explain drug culture in the UK and how society perceives these offences. Explain the changes relating to drug offences and how the treatment of offenders has changed in the last 70 years.(maximum/notional 1500words)