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Punishment, Justice and Reform

Undergraduate | GRF-CCJ36 | 2018

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Explore the theories of punishment and the intended and unintended social and psychological consequences of imprisonment. Contrast the individual experience with reference to social relations, gender, race-ethnicity, age and mental health.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
13 weeks

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Punishment, Justice and Reform

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. describe the diversity of punishment and sentencing options that are available in Australia
    2. compare and contrasts the key penological principles of that inform sentencing and punishment, and identify their strengths and limitations
    3. compare and contrast the arguments of key social theorists of punishment and identify their strengths and limitations
    4. distinguish between penological principles and social theories concerned with punishment
    5. apply these principles and theories in the analysis and assessment of programs of sentencing and punishment

Entry requirements

Others

This is not an introductory subject, it is a third year subject. You should complete other first and second year criminology subjects before starting this subject.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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