Critical Issues in Criminology
UndergraduateLTU-LST3BIG2025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Start dates
- 3 Mar 2025
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Critical Issues in Criminology
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Critically analyse and evaluate contemporary criminological research, focusing on its social and political relevance, methodological and ethical quality, theoretical grounding, and practical implications.
- Critically analyse existing policies and propose evidence-based recommendations based on an evaluation of criminological research.
- Demonstrate the capacity to synthesise diverse sources of information, form coherent arguments, conduct independent research and summarise research and arguments about relevant policy areas.
- Produce an original, well researched and theorised response to a problem concerning public policy. Recognise the benefit of lifelong learning to the production and delivery of policy.
- Work effectively with a group as a group member and/or a group leader to deliver a critique of policy development and delivery.
- Queer Criminology
- Indigenous and Anti-Colonial Criminology
- Green Criminology
- Cultural Criminology
- Criminology of Mobilities
This subject introduces you to the critical concepts, debates, and challenges shaping criminology today by examining the latest cutting-edge research taking place at La Trobe. In particular, it asks you to consider how criminology is evolving in relation to these critical issues and how this evolution might inform better policy responses to crime and harm. You will study various case studies throughout the semester to understand these shifts in criminological thought and practice. These case studies will be based primarily on innovative research conducted by scholars at La Trobe. These scholars will contribute to the subject by presenting their work for you to analyse and providing you with first-hand insight into the latest developments in criminology. In tutorials and assessments, you will engage with, analyse, and critically evaluate this research, fostering a comprehensive understanding of the current state of criminological theory, research, and practice. By the end of the semester, you will have a firm grasp of the critical issues shaping criminology and be well-prepared to contribute to this dynamic field.
This is a level 3 subject. Please consider the subject pre-requisites before enrolling. This subject includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.
- Policy submission (1500 words) (30%)
- Research essay (1800 words) (30%)
- Group presentation (500 words equivalent) (20%)
- Online quizzes (700 words equivalent) (20%)
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Entry requirements
Others
Pre-requisites: Students must have completed 30 credit points of level 2 Crime, Justice and Legal Studies, Law, or Criminology subjects.
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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What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateLAT-CRM-DEG
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Psychological Science
UndergraduateLAT-CPS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-BUS-DEG
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences
UndergraduateLAT-AHS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-ART-DEG
Bachelor of Psychological Science
UndergraduateLAT-PYS-DEG
Bachelor of Information Technology
UndergraduateLAT-TEC-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-HSC-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-CYS-DEG
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