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Youth Justice

Undergraduate | USA-JUST2014 | 2022

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
10 weeks

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Youth Justice

About this subject

  • By the end of this 10-week course, you’ll be able to: 

    1. Explain the historical and sociological origins of the concepts of childhood, youth, and youth justice and the ways such views change over time. 
    2. Identify and apply the criminal justice legislation and human rights conventions that address the welfare of children and young people. 
    3. Discuss and apply criminological theories that relate specifically to youth crime and examine the nature and type of youth offending. 
    4. Identify professional skills and apply good practices to working with young people within a criminal justice context. 
    5. Evaluate the experiences of young people engaged in criminal justice system processes.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Study load

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

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