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SOCY390 Crime in Rural Communities

Updated: 20 January 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2010
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 SOCY490
Notes None
Combined Units SOCY490 - Crime in Rural Communities
Coordinator(s) Elaine Barclay (ebarclay@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.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Essay 40% On/Off Campus 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 6
Mandatory Online Quiz 1 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 6
Mandatory Online Quiz 2 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 40% On/Off Campus 2000-2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate a comprehension of the historical and theoretical reasons for the urban-centric bias of criminological and sociological research into crime and violence;
  2. demonstrate an ability to critically analyse and deconstruct law and order policies;
  3. develop a broad understanding of the diverse nature and statistical incidence of crime in rural communities;
  4. demonstrate an understanding of how crime and violence impacts specifically on indigenous communities.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will have a conceptual and empirical overview of the nature and incidence of crime and violence in rural and regional communities. They will demonstrate knowledge of the discipline through practical application. It will be assessed in their 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. Students will practice their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks (written through essays). 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will be taught criminology as a global discipline without national boundaries. 		True False False
4 Information Literacy
Students will be taught, and directed, to relevant criminological and sociological literature and how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed (through the essay) on their ability to identify relevant literature, and on their ability to critically analyse the literature 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Through completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. 		False True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will be assessed on their ability to deconstruct the essay question and to integrate theory and literature into their answer. Students will need to work out how to address the question and where the most appropriate material is to answer the question. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will be taught about their professional responsibilities as a researcher to provide balanced and accurate research. In addition, students will be taught that they have a social responsibility to question and challenge some 'facts'. 		True False False
   

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