Interventions with Offenders

• Topics

  • Introduction & course overview
  • History/Philosophies of Offender Management, Intervention, and Treatment
  • Risk Assessment; Evaluation; Systems issues; Engagement with difficult clients
  • Sexual Offences; Violent Offences; Substance Abuse;
  • Women, Trans, Youth, Elderly, Physical Disability, Different Language, Different Culture
  • Indigenous Offenders
  • Offenders with Mental Disorders

• Study resources

  • Instructional Methods

    • Disscusion forum/Discussion Board
    • Online assignment submission
    • Online Quizzes/Tests

  • Online Materials

    • Printable format materials
    • Audio-Video streaming
    • Resources and Links

Entry Requirements

Equivalent Subjects

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

• GRF-MCCJ7030

Special requirements

No special requirements

This subject examines strategies for changing criminal behaviour available within the correctional system, drawing particularly on psychological principles and research. The implications of the various theories of crime causation for correctional programming are considered. A review of specific rehabilitation programs, in institution and community settings, is presented. A critical assessment of the rehabilitation ideal, in terms of ethical, theoretical and practical concerns, is undertaken.

Assessment details will be advised at the beginning of the subject offering.

• Assignment 1 - Major Essay (60%)
• Assignment 2 - Risk Assessment (20%)
• Assignment 3 - Quiz (20%)

Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a subject.