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Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
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Assessments
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Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 29 May 2023
- 27 Nov 2023
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Subject details
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- Why should criminal justice professionals care about mental disorders?
- Introduction to mental disorders
- Substance use and mental disorders
- Criminal justice professionals - building resilience
- First responders and people with mental disorders
- Legal/pretrial and people with mental disorders
- Corrections and people with mental disorders
- Rehabilitation and people with mental disorders
- Specific populations - young people and mental disorders
- Specific populations - Indigenous populations and mental disorders
- Specific populations - women and mental disorders
- Bringing it all together
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-CCJ10-Introduction to Forensic Psychology (No longer available)
Others
Students who have completed more than 2 OUA units (GPA 4.0+) and are planning on completing the Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice are strongly encouraged to enrol in the course. Part of this process will involve registering your study plan with Griffith University, which will help to ensure that you are studying the required units.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This subject provides an overview of the various areas within the criminal justice system in which frontline workers come across people with mental disorders. It examines the way in which the criminal justice system (including police, court, and correctional staff) deals with individuals with mental disorders. In particular, the subject focuses on the identification and treatment of individuals with mental disorders; relevant processes and decision-making in different elements of the criminal justice system; examining contemporary approaches to definitions, diagnostic tools, notions of criminal responsibility and fitness to stand trial; and the use of psychological knowledge, theory, and research to guide reflective practice and build personal, professional resilience.
- Online quiz (20%)
- Reflective practice - part 1 (20%)
- Case studies (40%)
- Reflective practice - part 2 (20%)
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