Courses & Units
Policing Practices in Context HSP314
Introduction
This unit examines major issues concerning contemporary policing practices including such topics as policing hate crime, policing public order and dissent, cross-border policing, policing illicit drug use, policing domestic violence, and policing in a post 9/11 climate. Crime management strategies and forensic practices will also be examined. Case material will be drawn from Australian and international policing contexts. This unit is an advanced policing unit focused on elaborating the difficult and complex issues impacting on policing work in the contemporary context. Students will critically engage with some of the more wicked problems of policing, often involving many intersecting ethical and human rights issues in police decision making, and often leading to very serious outcomes for police, victims, and offenders. This unit will present a range of police practices upon which to reflect, in order to critically analyse the work of contemporary police in Australia and overseas.
Summary
Unit name | Policing Practices in Context |
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Unit code | HSP314 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
College/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences |
Discipline | Policing and Emergency Management |
Coordinator | Doctor James Dwyer |
Available as an elective? | No |
Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
Level | Advanced |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge about social, cultural, historical, and ethical factors impacting on policing practices and understanding transformation movements and trends in policing.
- Critically analyse policing practices in terms of complex social, cultural, historical, and ethical concerns for police, victims, and offenders.
- Undertake secondary research using information literacy skills related to the subject matter.
- Communicate knowledge and research results related to the subject matter in the form of essays and online discussion.
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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not applicable |
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2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
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Requisites
Prerequisites
100 points of Arts introductory or intermediate level electivesTeaching
Assessment | Essay - Alternative policing response (30%)|Major Essay (50%)|Discussion Forum Participation (20%) |
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Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required |
Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes. |
Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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