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CRIM464 The Australian Criminal Justice System

Updated: 16 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 no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions CRIM364 or SOCY264 or SOCY364 or SOCY464
Notes None
Combined Units CRIM364 - 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 75% 5000
Assessment Notes
Research essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-4 and 6
Literature Review 25% 1500
Assessment Notes
Literature review
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. exhibit an advanced understanding of the key institutions and policies of the Australian Criminal Justice System;
  2. effectively identify and comprehend the forces that transform policies and institutions of the Australian criminal justice system;
  3. apply advanced theoretical and conceptual knowledge of the sociology of crime;
  4. exhibit comprehensive abilities in research and written analysis through the application of theories and concepts relating to criminal justice;
  5. reveal how the criminal justice system has specific effects on differing elements of Australian society;
  6. relate the main themes of the study of criminology to the student's studies in other areas, for example in politics, economics, international relations, Asian studies;
  7. effectively pursue their own professional interests and needs.

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 in their essays on the style and clarity of writing, their 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 essays. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Extensive familiarity with, and the skills to effectively access archives, libraries and the internet will be developed and enhanced. This skill is assessed in the essays. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The unit provides the skills and knowledge essential to the study of other topics. 		True 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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