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Learning Outcomes

1. Outline a range of criminological perspectives and theories on the nature and causes of crime.
2. Apply theoretical perspectives and theories to particular examples of deviance, crime, and social control.
3. Critically evaluate the contribution of criminological perspectives and theories at different levels of social analysis (individual, situational, and structural), to the study of deviance, crime, and social control.
4. Justify your position on key debates in the study of crime, criminality and criminal justice.
5. Communicate your ideas clearly, incorporating key elements of academic writing in Criminology

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:

LAW638 AND LAW615 AND HGA359

Teaching

Flexible Study Options

Textbooks

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