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Making Sense of Criminal Justice

Postgraduate | GRF-CCJ702 | 2018

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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.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
-

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Making Sense of Criminal Justice

About this subject

  • 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

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-MCCJ7002 (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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