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Society, Politics & Law

Society, Politics & Law

So many people, how do we get on together, and what happens when we don't?
Legal skills and debates in Scotland free course icon level 1: introductory icon Badge icon

Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

This free course, Legal skills and debates in Scotland, considers how laws are interpreted and applied. It looks at legislation, court judgments, argument, judicial reasoning and rights. It also explores the relationship between society’s values and the laws which it supports and how policy and rights influence development of law.

Free course
24 hrs
Getting started with SPSS free course icon level 1: introductory icon

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Getting started with SPSS

Handling statistical data is an essential part of psychological research. However, many people find the idea of using statistics, and especially statistical software packages, extremely daunting. This free course, Getting started with SPSS, takes a step-by-step approach to statistics software through seven interactive activities. No statistics ...

Free course
3 hrs
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency free course icon level 1: introductory icon

Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

This free course, Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency, will introduce two approaches to understanding juvenile delinquency. The psychological approach focuses on examining what makes some individuals, but not others, behave badly. The sociological approach looks at why some individuals and some behaviours, but not others, are ...

Free course
8 hrs
Understanding PCSO powers free course icon level 1: introductory icon

Society, Politics & Law

Understanding PCSO powers

Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) play a vital role in modern policing. They often serve as the primary point of contact for communities to report concerns and share information. In this free course, you’ll explore the powers that PCSOs in England and Wales use in their daily duties, their role in supporting response policing, and the ...

Free course
6 hrs
How a new First Minister of Wales is appointed article icon

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How a new First Minister of Wales is appointed

An overview of what happens when it’s time to appoint a new First Minister of Wales, who leads the Welsh Government.

Article
5 mins
Sacred and secular: Silvio Ferrari video icon

Society, Politics & Law

Sacred and secular: Silvio Ferrari

This video looks at the problems connected to religious freedom and the imbalanced protection of religion within the secular state. 

Video
10 mins