| CODE | CRM2020 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Key Issues: Drugs and Society | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Criminology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The aim of this study-unit is to provide students with a broad social, historical and theoretical basis for understanding drug use; enable students to be knowledgeably aware of the common drugs found in society as well as the emerging drugs; give participants an overview of addictive behaviours with emphasis on chemical dependency related to drug use; to make special reference to the adolescent period of the lifespan with respect to addictive behaviour; to review the variety of professional interventions from a multi-disciplinary perspective; and to discuss the role of professionals in the prevention and management of addictive behaviour. Study-unit Aims: - To familiarise students with the variety of drugs of abuse and their effect on society; - To make students aware of the response of the criminal justice to drug abuse. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe legal and illegal drugs; - Acquire an appreciation of society's reactions to drugs; - Critically assess arguments about the relationship of drugs and crime in society. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Interpret behaviours that can lead to drug abuse; - Be able to identify different drugs and their relevant drug paraphernalia including emerging drugs; - Distinguish between use, abuse, and addictions; - To analyze the various therapeutic programmes that exist and propose changes and alternatives; - To analyze the criminal justice reaction towards drugs. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Recommended Readings - Abidinsky, H. (2011). Drug Use and Abuse: A Comprehensive Introduction. (7th Ed.) UK: Wadsworth. - Goldberg, R. (2008). Taking Sides: Clashing views in drugs and society. McGraw Hill, New York. - Hanson, G.R., Venturelli, P.J., Fleckenstein, A.E. (2014). Drugs and Society 14th Edition. Jones and Bartlett Publishers: London. Selected Bibliography - Goodwin, D.W. (2000). Alcoholism: the facts. Oxford University Press: Oxford. - Hogan, J.A., Reed Gabrielson, K., Luna, N. and Grothaus, D. (2003). Substance Abused Prevention. Pearson Education Inc, Boston. - Ksir, C., Hart, C.L. and Ray,O. (2008). Drugs, Society and Human Behavior. McGraw-Hill International Edition, New York. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE CRM1021 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Godwin Sammut (Co-ord.) Sandra Scicluna |
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