Working with Offenders

• • Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

UNE-CRIM100-Understanding Crime, or UNE-CRIM101-The Criminal Justice System, or UNE-CRIM104-Deviance and UNE-CRIM104-Deviance, or UNE-CRIM100-Understanding Crime, or UNE-CRIM101-The Criminal Justice System ;

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s)

Others

Candidature in Bachelor of Criminology To enrol in this subject you will need to pass the Prerequisite/s. Please note as UNE results are released after the close of enrolment date, your enrolment into this subject will be withdrawn if you do not pass the prerequisite subject/s.

Special requirements

• EquipmentDetails - 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).
• SoftwareDetails - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
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  Textbook requirements:

  Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.

  Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.

  Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

This subject will introduce students to the practical issues and processes associated with working with offenders in different settings and for different purposes, such as prisons and community corrections. The subject draws upon knowledge from social work, psychology and criminology to provide theoretically informed discussion of principles and practices using concrete examples. Students will learn how best to work with a wide variety of offender groups, why and how people stop offending (desistance) and how practitioners can support processes of positive change and community reintegration. Topics to be covered include offender rehabilitation, recidivism, case management, duty of care, working with difficult clients and work situations, addressing complex needs, multi-agency collaboration, models of offender management, prison culture, assessment tools and risk management, offender narratives and restorative justice.

Assessment 1 Structured Participation: 1000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 2 Assignment: 1000-1500 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 3 Take Home Exam: Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4

• Structured Participation (10%)
• Take Home Exam - 2 hrs 15 mins (45%)
• Assignment (45%)