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What is justice?

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Venue: Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square

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Introduce yourself to Birkbeck – how we provide life-changing learning that fits around you, what it is really like to study in central London, and what you can learn from our cutting-edge Criminology degree.

This taster will consider a crucial question that occupies the criminological imagination and is a cornerstone of the BSc Criminology & Criminal Justice degree at Birkbeck: What is justice? This taster session will consider this question from a range of perspectives, including: 

- What does ‘justice’ mean from a legal, social, cultural and transformative point of view.  
- The unequal distribution of ‘justice’ in society and the reasons behind this. 
- Lived experiences of ‘justice’.

This will be illustrated through examples of Criminology academics expertise on topics such as: youth justice, racial justice, gendered justice and social justice. 
 
After this fascinating taster lecture, join our student ambassadors for a tour around Birkbeck’s buildings and facilities. 

Contact name: Razan Al-Hadid

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