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Postgraduate GRF-CCJ702-2021

Making Sense of Criminal Justice

Examine the principal components of the criminal justice system and question the competing tensions of fairness, justice and effectiveness in a liberal-democracy. Identify emerging issues and analyse the response of allied systems to selected crimes.

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$2,937 $3,187

Your upfront cost: $0

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Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 08 Mar 2021
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With a network of campuses across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Griffith University is committed to progressive multidisciplinary teaching and research and a valuable online provider with Open Universities Australia. Already attracting students from more than 122 countries, Griffith's dedication to academic excellence is available across Australia through OUA.

QS RANKING 2021

18

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

13

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will:

  1. Understand the roles of the principal components of the criminal justice system
  2. Understand the competing tensions inherent in a liberal-democratic justice system
  3. Identify and examine key emerging issues in the provision of criminal justice
  4. Understand and critically analyse the response of the criminal justice and allied systems to selected crimes
  5. Further develop your skills in expressing yourself clearly and coherently in writing
Topics covered
    • Module A: The Nature of the Criminal Justice System
    • Models of criminal justice
    • Internal and external factors shaping the system: Example - indigenous people and criminal justice.
    • Youth justice
    • Policing
    • Adjudication and court processes
    • Corrections and the purposes of punishment
    • Mental health, crime and justice
    • Module B: Responding to Crime: Systemic Strengths, Weaknesses and Adaptations.
    • White collar crime, corporate crime, and regulation
    • Illicit drugs
    • Violence
Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

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

  • GRF-MCCJ7002

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This subject identifies, examines and evaluates current and emerging policies and structures of the criminal justice system. It focuses on debates and problematic issues in the provision of criminal justice. Components of the system are examined in terms of fairness, justice and effectiveness. The extent to which the Australian system is effective in maintaining maximum levels of social harmony is explored. Alternative models of criminal justice are critically examined within the context of liberal-democratic society.

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

Assessments

  • Second short essay (25%)
  • Major Essay (50%)
  • First short essay (25%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Related degrees

Postgraduate GRF-MCJ-GCE-2021

Graduate Certificate in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Postgraduate OUA-PSU-GCE-2021

Postgraduate Single Subjects

Postgraduate UNE-PRO-GCE-2021

Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice

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