Undergraduate TAS-HGA107-2021
Crime and Criminal Justice
$2,108 $0
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Study terms
- 12 Jul 2021
QS RANKING 2021
19
Times Higher Education Ranking 2021
25
Subject details
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
1. Use criminological terms and concepts in the study of crime and criminal justice.
2. Explain the roles and functions of various institutions of the criminal justice system.
3. Critically examine the policies and practices of criminal justice.
4. Communicate your ideas clearly in verbal and written forms.
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- Topics for this subject are pending. Check your university LMS closer to the start date.
No eligibility requirements
Special requirements
No special requirements
In this subject you will focus on sociological approaches to crime and the criminal justice system with the objective of understanding research and debates about:
- the criminal justice system (police, courts, corrections);
- patterns of crime (measuring crime victims and offenders, white collar crime, violent crime);
- the relationship between specific social groups (young people, women and Indigenous Australians) and the criminal justice system;
- responses to crime (crime prevention, victims, alternative dispute resolution).
- Participation (10%%)
- Academic Skills Exercises (20%%)
- Essay on Criminal Justice (40%%)
- Online Short-Answer Quiz (30%%)
Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.