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SOCY490 Crime in Rural Communities

Updated: 14 November 2006
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions SOCY 390
Notes None
Combined Units SOCY390 - Crime in Rural Communities
Coordinator(s) Kerry Carrington (kcarring@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit provides students with a conceptual and empirical overview of the nature and incidence of crime and violence in rural and regional communities. Specific areas explored include: the racialisation of crime in indigenous communities; crime prevention in rural communities; family violence; sexual and homophobic violence; farm crime and law and order politics in rural contexts. The subject also provides an overview of a small but growing body of international research into rural crime.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Recommended Material
Optional
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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