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The Criminal Justice System

Undergraduate | UNE-CRIM101 | 2024

Get to know the Australian criminal justice system. You’ll explore key institutions including the courts, the coroner, and the police. Study approaches to crime prevention and wrongful conviction. Step through the practices of sentencing and punishment.

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Enrol by
16 June 2024
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
16 weeks
Start dates
24 June 2024

Price from

$2,239

Upfront cost

$0

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The Criminal Justice System

About this subject

  • Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:

    1. demonstrate coherent theoretical knowledge of the key institutions and policies of the Criminal Justice System;
    2. identify and examine the social forces and social controls that transform policies and institutions of the Criminal Justice System, with the ability to transmit this knowledge to others;
    3. apply basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge of the sociology of crime; and
    4. competently apply a range of basic research skills and analytical techniques in written form. 

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Additional requirements

  • Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
  • Other requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete their subjects. UNE's minimum requirements for all students in relation to the hardware and software a student requires to support their learning are found at: http://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware

Study load

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

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