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CRIM364 The Australian Criminal Justice System

Updated: 15 December 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12cp at 100 level in SOCY or 6cp at 100 level in SOCY and CRIM100
Co-requisites None
Restrictions CRIM464 or SOCY264 or SOCY364 or SOCY464
Notes None
Combined Units CRIM464 - The Australian Criminal Justice System
Coordinator(s) John Scott (jscott6@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit aims to provide a substantial introduction to the organisation, policies, practices and institutions that constitute the Australian Criminal Justice System. Broadly, this unit takes a scholarly, but more specifically a sociological approach towards the Australian Criminal Justice System. Sociological concepts such as class, race, gender, and ethnicity will be encountered, alongside specifically criminological concepts. The unit is taught through a combination of traditional and problem-based teaching approaches.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Essay 50% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-4 and 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-4 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the key institutions and policies of the Australian Criminal Justice System;
  2. identify and comprehend the forces that transform policies and institutions of the Australian criminal justice system;
  3. apply basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge of the sociology of crime;
  4. exhibit abilities in research and written analysis;
  5. effectively pursue professional interests and needs;
  6. apply the knowledge and skills acquired in this and other units, or use it to complement other units.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the discipline is delivered through a coordinated program of readings, tutorials, lectures and assessments. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Topics cover comparative cultures and ethnicity, and the implications for Criminology within and across a diversity of cultures. This is assessed in the assignment and the final exam. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Familiarity with, and the skills to effectively access, archives, libraries and the internet will be developed and enhanced. This is assessed in the assignment and the final exam. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
This unit provides foundation skills and knowledge that facilitate the study of other topics. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Successful completion of essays and tutorial questions requires the acquisition, development and application of problem solving skills. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Topics in criminal justice inculcate the dimension of social responsibility with the discipline, and professional practice, of Criminology. 		True
8 Team Work
Team work is a required element of participation in tutorials and online discussions. 		True
   

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