Hobart, Launceston
This unit has been discontinued.
Introduction
In this unit you will focus on sociological approaches to crime and the criminal justice system with the objective of understanding research and debates about: (i) the criminal justice system (police, courts, corrections); (ii) patterns of crime (measuring crime victims and offenders, white collar crime, violent crime); (iii) the relationship between specific social groups (young people, women and Indigenous Australians) and the criminal justice system; (iv) responses to crime (crime prevention, victims, alternative dispute resolution).
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Crime and Criminal Justice |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HGA306 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences |
| Discipline | Sociology and Criminology |
| Coordinator | Dr. Vicky Nagy |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Advanced |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
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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:
HGA206, LAW615 and LAW638, HGE241, HGE341, HSP202, HSP302, HGA263, HGA363
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On Campus (Hobart): On Campus (Launceston): Off Campus: |
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| Assessment | Primary source material research and reflection (30%); 2,500 word assessment (30%); 2 hour exam (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Textbook: White, R., Perrone, S., Howes, L. (2019). Crime, Criminality and Criminal Justice, 3rd edition, Docklands: OUP. |
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| Recommended |
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