Hobart
This unit has been discontinued.
This unit is designed for students enrolled in the Criminology Professional Honours program and for new employees of Department of Justice who have previous tertiary qualifications.
Please note the actual intensive mode teaching dates.
Introduction
This unit is designed to introduce students to the issues and processes associated with working with offenders, particularly those under the authority of corrective services in prison and community corrections. The unit explores issues pertaining directly to how best to work with a wide variety of offender groups, why and how people stop offending (desistance) and how practitioners can support processes of positive change and community reintegration.
Topics to be covered include duty of care, 'special populations' of offenders and difficult work situations, safety and security, working with involuntary clients, multi-agency collaboration in justice and health, models of offender management, prison culture, assessment tools and risk management, offender narratives, mental illness and drug use, restorative justice, victim interests, and professional writing in criminal justice. International examples of innovation in offender rehabilitation are showcased from key jurisdictions such as England and Wales, Scotland, Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand. The unit is intended to be relevant and familiar for those already working in the field, in prison and in the community, as well as to introduce contemporary principles and practices to those wishing to do so in the future.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Working With Offenders |
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| Unit code | HGA532 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences |
| Discipline | Sociology and Criminology |
| Coordinator | TBA |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
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 in complex criminal justice contexts.
- Evaluate the work contexts and institutional dynamics of the courts, community corrections, prisons and community sector organisations, and how these may shape offender-worker relationships and efforts to reduce offending.
- Communicate your ideas clearly in written and verbal form.
Fees
Requisites
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On-campus intensive: Dates: Wednesday 11th January – Tuesday 17th January (five teaching days, 9 am - 12 noon, 1 - 4 pm, and access to online resources).Off-campus intensive: Dates: Monday 9th January - Saturday 28th January 017 (3 weeks of online study and participation, online tutorials, lecture recordings and online resources). |
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| Assessment | 1 major essay [5000 words] [85%]; Tutorial participation [15%] |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Please refer to CoOp Bookshop link(s) below |
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| Recommended |
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