Interventions with Offenders
PostgraduateGRF-CCJ7302018
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Draw on psychological principles and research to identify strategies to change behaviour within the correctional system. Probe specific rehabilitation programs used in both in community and institutional settings to question the rehabilitation ideal.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Interventions with Offenders
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- describe and evaluate current approaches to offender risk and needs assessment
- explain the principles of effective offender rehabilitation
- describe evidence-based interventions for youth and adult offenders
- identify the strengths and limitations of individual-level interventions with youth and adult offenders
- utilise electronic literature databases to locate research reports on specific topics concerning offender rehabilitation
- evaluate empirical studies on the effectiveness of psychological interventions with youth and adult offenders.
- 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
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.
- Major Essay (60%)
- Risk Assessment (20%)
- Quiz (20%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
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:
GRF-MCCJ7030 (Not currently available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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