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Crime and Mental Health

Postgraduate | CUR-PSB530C | 2020

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Delve into the complex relationship between crime and mental illness. Examine links between offending, violence, mental disorder, and substance abuse. Get critical with an evidence-based approach that separates media representations from actual research.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
13 weeks

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Crime and Mental Health

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. articulate the complex relationship between mental health and offending
    2. critically evaluate the evidence concerning a range of mental health disorders and offending
    3. discuss the ethical issues inherent to the interface between mental health and criminality
    4. interpret important features of case examples and provide recommendations for best practice.

Entry requirements

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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