Courses & Units

Juvenile Justice and Child Protection HGA437

Applied Criminology unit with relevance to Social Work and Human Services.

Introduction

This unit provides a critical introduction to the philosophies, principles and practices of juvenile justice and child protection. The interface between juvenile justice and child protection is well established, institutionally, historically and in terms of shared clients, and an informed and multi-agency approach to service provision is required across and within each domain. The unit considers the place of children and young people within Australian society from the perspective of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, explores the institutional pathways pertaining to juvenile justice and child protection (including relevant risk assessment and intervention processes), the role of the Children’s Court in juvenile justice and child protection, the nature of youth friendly services and the complex role of service providers, and the dynamics of policy and practice in an era of fiscal constraint and individualised responsibility.

Summary

Unit name	Juvenile Justice and Child Protection
Unit code	HGA437
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences
Discipline	Sociology and Criminology
Coordinator	Doctor Michael Guerzoni
Delivered By	University of Tasmania

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Learning Outcomes

Explain the main features of juvenile justice and child protection systems
Analyse the processes whereby specific activities and/or circumstances of children and young people are constructed as social problems
Critically evaluate the role of service providers in collaborating across sectors in order to address the complex needs of vulnerable young people.
Communicate your ideas clearly in written and verbal form

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
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Requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

HGA237 and HGA337

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	On Campus: Weekly face-to-face lectures or equivalent (2 hours) and weekly face-to-face tutorial (1 hour). Off Campus: Weekly lectures or equivalent (2 hours) and weekly participation in discussion boards (1 hour).
Assessment	Participation (10%)\|Short Report (20%)\|Examination (30%)\|Major Essay (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Teaching Pattern

On Campus:
Weekly face-to-face lectures or equivalent (2 hours) and weekly face-to-face tutorial (1 hour).

Off Campus:
Weekly lectures or equivalent (2 hours) and weekly participation in discussion boards (1 hour).

Assessment

Participation (10%)|Short Report (20%)|Examination (30%)|Major Essay (40%)

Timetable

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Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.
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