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Duration
13 weeks
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Prior study
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Start dates
- 28 Nov 2022
- 29 May 2023
- 27 Nov 2023
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Subject details
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- Homicide: Introduction to the course
- Homicide: Introduction to the crime event
- Intimate Partner Homicide
- Child Homicide
- Multiple Homicide
- Detection of Homicide Offenders
- Forensics & Evidence Gathering at Crime Scenes
- Police Intelligence in Homicide Cases
- Prosecution for Murder
- Victims of Homicide
- Homicide Offenders in and out of Prison
Others
Students who have completed CCJ15 and CCJ11 as part of their degree can only enrol in CCJ114 as one of their two first-year elective subjects. Students who have completed more than 2 OUA units (GPA 4.0+) and are planning on completing the Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice are strongly encouraged to enrol in the degree. Part of this process will involve registering your study plan with Griffith University, which will help to ensure that you are studying the required units.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This subject introduces students to the criminal justice process by illustration. Starting with a focus on the key elements of the crime event, students will develop an understanding of serious violent offences through the lens of offenders and victims of violence.
Students then learn how the criminal justice system responds to serious violence offences with particular emphasis on lethal violence. Using a case study approach, students first learn how serious violent offences are detected and investigated by the policing arm of the criminal justice system. Students then consider how these offences are processed in the courts, which includes the criminal trial process and sentencing.
Finally, students review the various forms of custodial sentencing and correctional settings. Throughout the subject students review the ways that criminological theory has informed the various ways that the criminal justice system responds to serious violent offences (eg. from policing initiatives and responses to sentencing to correctional rehabilitation).
- Homicide Statistics Infographic (15%)
- Homicide Quizzes (60%)
- Policy Recommendation Paper (25%)
Current study term: 27 Nov 22 to 26 Feb 23
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Next study term: 28 May 23 to 27 Aug 23
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