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From Prisons to Detention Centres: Interrogating Containment

Undergraduate | LTU-LST1PDC | 2023

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

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From Prisons to Detention Centres: Interrogating Containment

About this subject

  • 1. Critically assess different forms of containment in the past and present taking into account their distinctive development, functions and impacts.

    2. Recognise and appreciate the ethical issues that arise in relation to practices and experiences of containment.

    3. Critically analyse the nature and role of representations in creating understandings about different forms of containment and the people and problems associated with them.

    4. Communicate in a clear, coherent and knowledgeable manner about contemporary forms and practices of containment in Australia and selected countries.

Entry requirements

Others

Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed HUS1PDC (From Prisons to Detention Centres: Interrogating Containment) are ineligible to enrol in 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.

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