Study method
100% online
Available loans
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
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.
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Subject details
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- 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
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
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.
- Second short essay (25%)
- Major Essay (50%)
- First short essay (25%)
