CRIME, LAW AND PUNISHMENT IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY Not offered in 1996. First semester

Students may enrol in 131-210/310 Crime Law & Punishment in Australian History (HISTORY) and have this subject credited towards their Criminology major.

16.7 3rd and 4th years To be advised. 3rd year: Any two second year level Criminology subjects; 4th year: Admission to Criminology Honours. A 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour seminar. By the end of the subject, students should:
  • have gained insight into the origins and development of key agencies of criminal justice, including the police, courts and prisons.
  • have learned to apply historical analysis to an understanding of criminological theory and practice.
  • have learned to handle and analyse Victorian primary materials in order to reconstruct criminologically significant aspects of Victoria's past.
  • have developed some skills in historical analysis, empirical investigation and legal research.
The origins and development of Victoria's criminal law, penal policy and social control agencies such as the courts, police, juvenile institutions and mental asylums. Up to 5,000 words of written work at 3rd year level and 6,000 words at 4th year level. An examination may be substituted for part of the written work.