Hobart
Introduction
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Unit name | Working With Offenders |
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Unit code | HGA232 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences |
Discipline | Sociology and Criminology |
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Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Explain the socio-economic and individual factors that contribute to criminal offending, and analyse the potential costs and harms associated with offending.
- Apply major criminological offender rehabilitation models, approaches and concepts to practical examples.
- Describe and analyse the work contexts and institutional dynamics of the courts, community corrections, prisons and community sector organisations, and how these may shape offender-worker relationships.
- Communicate your ideas clearly in written and verbal form.
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
25 points at introductory level in any discipline in any faculty
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | On Campus (Hobart): |
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Assessment | Task 1: In class reflective exercise, 500 words (5%) Task 2: Short answer assignment, 1500 words (40%) Task 3: Major essay, 2500 words (45%) Task 4: Class participation (10%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | White, R & Graham, H. 2013. Working with Offenders: A guide to concepts and practices, Willan Publishing. https://www.coop.com.au/working-with-offenders/9781843927938 |
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Recommended |
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