Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% online
Available loans
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Study terms
- 24 Feb 2020
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Subject details
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- Introduction: Courts, Law and Society
- Law in Everyday Life
- Language and Law
- Legal Players, the 'Haves' and 'Have Nots'
- Decision Makers I: Judges
- Decision Makers II: Juries
- Expert Witnesses
- Other Witnesses: Eyewitnesses
- Victims
- Alternative Courts I: Indigenous Justice
- Alternative Courts II: Mental Health Cts
- Miscarriages of Justice & Wrongful Convict
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Study resources
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Instructional methods
- Discussion forum/Discussion Board
- Online assignment submission
- Podcasting/Lecture capture
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Print materials
- Welcome letter
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Online materials
- Online Assessment
- Resources and Links
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In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- GRF-MCJ-GCE-2018
- GRF-MCJ-MAS-2018
- GRF-FMH-GCE-2018
- GRF-FMH-MAS-2018
Special requirements
No special requirements
This subject examines the areas in which the criminal justice system and psychological theories of behaviour interact. Topics include the reliability of eyewitness testimony, truthfulness and credibility of witnesses, questioning child victims of sexual assault, the social dynamics of juries and the role of expert testimony.
In this subject, we study the roles of various actors that interact in the courtroom, such as judges, juries, expert witnesses, eyewitnesses, victims and defendants.null; The subject introduces interdisciplinary literatures: criminology, law and society/socio-legal studies, and psychology.null; Topics include the social dynamics of juries, judicial discretion, the validity of forensic science and the role of expert testimony, the reliability of eyewitness testimony, an examination of mental health courts and indigenous justice, and the prevalence of wrongful convictions.
- Topic summary (30%)
- Major essay (50%)
- Discussion leader (20%)
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