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Fundamentals in Forensic Science

The Criminal Justice System

Crime in Rural Communities

This foundation unit provides you with an introduction to the organisation, policies, practices and institutions that constitute the Australian Criminal Justice System. Broadly, this unit takes a scholarly and criminological approach towards the Australian Criminal Justice System. You will be investigating the substantial areas of the justice system including policing, court structures, the Rule of Law, the role of the coroner, sentencing and punishment, transnational policing, wrongful convictions, forensic expert witnesses, crime prevention and case studies. The unit is delivered through a combination of traditional and problem-based teaching methods. The unit provides you with a foundation for study in criminology and the social sciences more generally.

Get to know the Australian criminal justice system. You’ll explore key institutions including the courts, the coroner, and the police. Study approaches to crime prevention and wrongful conviction. Step through the practices of sentencing and punishment.

This subject provides you with a comprehensive introduction to substantive criminal law as well as an introduction to the key elements of criminal procedure.  After completing this subject, you will be able to identify the essential elements of an offence and of selected defences and apply the general principles of the criminal law.  You will understand the distinction between substantive and procedural law as well as the procedural framework that applies to criminal law, with opportunities to apply your knowledge and critical thinking skills to analyse a variety of criminal law issues.  This subject meets the Priestley requirements for criminal law and procedure.

Break into criminal law as you cover burden of proof, identification of actus reus and mens rea, relevant statute and case law. Learn to interpret legislation, identify elements of the offence, and ultimately give persuasive legal arguments.

Criminal Law

This subject builds on students&#39; existing knowledge of criminal law by exploring a selection of challenging issues in criminal law, including their legal, social and policy-making context. The subject content varies from year to year in order to respond to current issues such as new legislation, major court decisions and law reform reports.

Advanced Criminal Law

This subject provides you with a comprehensive insight into the principles of fact-finding and proof in the context of the application of the rules of evidence.  You will explore the court process and adducing evidence in court proceedings, enhancing your critical thinking skills and ability to formulate persuasive legal arguments and solutions to fact-based problems.  Throughout, you will build transferable legal reasoning and analytical skills.

Evidence and Proof

This subject was previously known as Forensic Criminology.Forensic science techniques are critical to criminal investigations as they can identify suspects in crimes and also make educated decisions about how and when a crime has occurred. In this unit you will examine how forensic evidence is applied to the criminal justice system. Using the theme of &#39;forensic identification&#39; classes explore a variety of forensic methods and the difficulties associated with concepts such as methodology, accuracy, confidence, reliability and admissibility. You will study how forensic science functions within the justice system, new challenges to forensic science as it responds to technology, forensic criminology theories and concepts, crime scene processes and recent inquiries into the validity of forensic science itself. You will be exposed to practical forensic applications and case studies pertinent to understanding the strengths and weaknesses of forensic evidence.

Forensic Science within Criminal Justice

This unit provides you with a conceptual and empirical overview of crime in rural and regional communities in Australia and around the world. It explicitly explores how aspects of cultural geography and locational context impact upon the types, incidences and responses to crime and access to related services. You will explore a range of topics including family violence; drug and alcohol use; law and order politics; policing and crime prevention; farm crime; environmental crime; justice and Indigenous peoples; access to justice; and youth crime, amongst others.

This subject introduces you to the legal frameworks for resolving civil disputes by litigation and by alternative dispute resolution models. The content you will explore includes general principles of civil procedure and dispute resolution, including pre-trial procedures, pleadings, trials, judgment and enforcement; and alternative dispute resolution.

Introduction to Procedure Law

This subject offers an introduction to the fundamental principles of the law of evidence as applied in the criminal and civil legal jurisdictions in NSW. Referencing appropriate legislation and case law, it considers principles such as relevance, credibility, tendency and coincidence evidence, and the exceptions to the hearsay rule. You will also examine the so-called &#39;right to silence&#39; - the inferences that a jury may draw from the failure of an accused in a criminal trial, or either parties in civil litigation, to give or lead evidence. Additionally, you will develop your legal reasoning and critical thinking skills to formulate persuasive arguments and solutions.

Fundamentals of Evidence Law

Terrorism, foreign fighters, drug importation, child exploitation and fraud: these are some of the fascinating areas of criminality that come within the scope of Commonwealth criminal law. This subject introduces students to substantive offences and the principles of criminal responsibility under the Commonwealth Criminal Code (Criminal Code Act 1995), and investigates its unique features and interaction with State and Territory law. The subject will be of significant benefit to lawyers who wish to specialise in criminal law, to practicing law enforcement officers and others interested in this growing area of law. UNE is one of the few Australian Law Schools to offer an elective in this area.

Commonwealth Criminal Law

In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in forensic science as new crime solving characters have emerged in fiction and tv. In practice, forensic science is a fascinating field that goes well beyond its depictions in pop culture. This subject explores the application of scientific investigations to the criminal justice system. With insights into the roles of the forensic scientist, you will learn about the principles of crime scene investigations. Forensic scientists are required to integrate their knowledge of core physical and biological science concepts. You will be introduced to these concepts and explore contemporary methods for forensic investigations and the analysis of physical evidence. Using case studies to understand why and how examinations are performed you will cover topics such as crime-scene investigation, physical evidence and its analysis, arson and explosions, bloodstain pattern analysis, drugs, toxicology, and DNA analysis.There is a non-mandatory intensive school available for this subject held at UNE Sydney Campus. Dates for this intensive school to be advised.

Learn about collecting and preserving evidence from a crime scene. From analysing bloodstain patterns to using DNA profiles, you’ll explore the role of a forensic scientist. Value accuracy. Work reliably. Investigate crimes and assist in legal proceedings.

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