Learning Resources

Are you a Modern Studies pupil or a teacher of Modern Studies? Do you want to know more about the topic of Crime and the Law or Law and Order? If so, you’ve come to the right place!

This webpage has been created by SCCJR especially for Modern Studies learners. If you are studying National 5 or Higher Modern Studies, you will have the opportunity to carry out an assignment relating to the unit of Crime and the Law. For Advanced Higher, you will be conducting research to help you write your dissertation on a topic within the area of Law and Order.

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The briefings you will find on this page reflect some of the most popular topics that previous learners have decided to write about in their assignments and dissertations. Therefore, these resources do not cover the entire Modern Studies curriculum, but are linked specifically to popular areas of research tied to the curriculum.

All the materials we have referenced come from trustworthy sources, such as academic research, government publications and other reputable institutions. For further guidance on carrying out your own research, and identifying credible and reliable sources, we strongly recommend you read SCCJR ‘Research methods and skills’.

We believe all content presented in these learning resources is correct and up-to-date, and we try to update these resources regularly. However, some aspects of criminal justice practice, or trends in criminal justice change quite quickly – for example, with the publication of new statistics. All learning resources contain a number of useful sources and we encourage you to go to the sources direct and check for any updates.

A Life in Pieces

A resource for Modern Studies Students studying crime and law and criminology. You can download PowerPoints and Teacher’s Notes for National 5 and Advanced Higher levels which take you through some suggested tasks. Feel free to adapt these to suit your own lessons.

Learning Resources

Are you a Modern Studies pupil or a teacher of Modern Studies? Do you want to know more about the topic of Crime and the Law or Law and Order? If so, you’ve come to the right place!

Crime and Technology

Green Criminology

Cybercrime

SCCJR Modern Studies Dissertation Surgery – Part 1: Introduction and Identifying the Topic

A Life in Pieces