Study law, criminal justice and policing in a dynamic and supportive learning environment with world-class facilities and specialist learning resources. Our teaching and student learning is informed by our cutting-edge, internationally recognised research.
The theme of ‘justice’ runs through all our courses, and we place the student experience at the heart of everything we do. As a School, we pride ourselves on providing not only an excellent academic experience but also a supportive environment where you can thrive.
When you join us, you will be taught by experts in your discipline, who work at the forefront of teaching, research and practice. Your tutors are active researchers, with our School ranked 3rd in the North West for the quality of outputs and impact of our law research (REF, 2021). Many of our academics also have high-level experience in practice: in law, criminal justice and policing, including as qualified solicitors, former Detective Chief Superintendents, graduates of the FBI National Academy Programme and Arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Our academics publish on a variety of topics including international law, sports law, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, the United Nations, youth justice, restorative practices, international law enforcement information exchange, and intelligence analysis in policing.
We offer a host of stimulating practice-focused subjects for you to study, to prepare you for your future careers – be it in legal practice, policing, or wider criminal justice, and related occupations. We have dedicated facilities for you to use to hone your practice-focused skills, including a mock court room, a legal clinic and a crime simulation facility.
We understand that not everyone starts university with a firm career in mind, and you can discover what’s possible through specialist career fairs and opportunities for work experience, insight days and field trips. We are committed to enhancing your employability and supporting you on your career journey and thanks to the training and experiences we provide you, we are extremely successful in getting you into high-level and rewarding careers from the moment you graduate.
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Facilities
The £6m Law and Psychology building provides contemporary teaching and learning facilities for students in the School of Law and Criminal Justice.
The School is located on the first floor of the three-storey building that includes a lecture theatre with capacity for 257 people (251 seats and six wheelchair spaces), seminar and tutorial rooms, and social learning areas which encourage a more informal and interactive style of learning. It is also where our Moot Court Room, Law Clinic and dedicated Student Social-Study Room are located.
In our School we have a moot court room which was a former real-life Magistrates Court. In the courtroom Law, Policing and Criminal Justice students can train and practice their advocacy skills and cross-examination techniques, as well as preparing for mooting competitions and assessments.
A dedicated Police Training and Simulation Facility (Crime House), part of which is furbished as a police station, is used to simulate a wide range of crime scenes, providing students with an immersive learning experience. The ‘Crime House’ includes a mock custody suite, mock living areas, interview rooms, a control room, and a state-of-the-art simulation suite.
This enables Policing, Criminal Justice and Law students to work together on practical exercises, developed by our expert staff and based on real-life scenarios, in areas such as gathering and analysing evidence, (including forensic evidence at crime scenes), practicing interview techniques and supporting mock clients during a police interview.
The School’s Law Clinic provides free of charge, confidential legal advice to members of the local community and all staff and students at the University. Under the supervision of Law Clinic Directors and Solicitors, Adele Gallagher and Charles Lawrence plus solicitors from external legal practices, final year law students can gain direct experience of advising real clients with genuine legal issues.
The Law Clinic provides students with an immersive learning environment where they can apply legal theory to real-life legal problems, enhancing their practical legal skills and employability in a wide range of practice areas.
The School is home to three student societies: Law Society, Policing Society and Criminal Justice Society. Our student societies provide opportunities to meet like-minded individuals across all our programmes and to take part in extra-curricular activities.
The Student Law Society, for example, organises numerous internal competitions including negotiation, mooting and criminal bail competitions, with the finals judged by members of the legal profession. It also organises an annual School Christmas Ball and all our student societies organise multiple networking events with externals including ‘Let’s Talk Criminal Justice’ and our annual ‘International Women’s Day’ panel events.
Connect with our societies on instagram:
@ehulawsociety
@ehucjsociety
@ehupolicingsociety
Things you need to know
The School of Law and Criminal Justice attaches particular importance to raising the awareness of all students in relation to the career opportunities open to them upon graduation and making sure that they are in a position to pursue those opportunities.
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School of Law and Criminal Justice
Edge Hill University
St Helens Road
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L39 4QP
United Kingdom