Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 40)
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191-202/302 "Crime and Public Policy" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Criminology, Faculty of Arts (v3, p40) : Next:191-203 | Prev:191-102
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Dr A Sutton.
Prerequisite: Normally 25 points of first-year Criminology. It is also recommended that this course be taken at the third year level.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students completing the Crime and Public Policy subject should have developed:
- a thorough understanding of major criminological theories;
- an understanding of problems and challenges associated with applying criminological theory in a political context;
- an understanding of major approaches to policy reform in criminology;
- a knowledge of recent attempts, within Australia, to apply criminological ideas in policy contexts;
- an understanding of obstacles to reforming crime policies in Australia.
Content:
Examination of major criminological theories; application of theories in policy context and exploration of criminal justice and social control issues.
Assessment:
Up to 5,000 words of written work. An examination of up to two hours may be substituted for part of the written work.
1. Criminology, Faculty of Arts (v3, p40) : Next:191-203 | Prev:191-102
2. Sociology, Faculty of Arts (v3, p167) : Next:191-206 | Prev:136-277
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Dr. A. Sutton.
Prerequisite: Normally, 25 points of first-year Sociology.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students completing the Crime, Criminal Behaviour and Society subject should have developed:
- a thorough understanding of major criminological theories;
- an understanding of problems and challenges associated with applying criminological theory in a political context;
- an awareness of contemporary debates concerning social control and the role of criminal law and criminal justice;
- a knowledge of attempts within Australia to reform criminal justice as it applies to particular crimes and to particular social groups
- a capacity to think and write critically about developments in criminology and in criminal justice.
Content:
Examination of major criminological theories; application of theories in policy context and exploration of criminal justice and social control issues.
Assessment:
Up to 5,000 words of written work. An examination of up to two hours may be substituted for part of the written work.
* Note that CONTACT, COORDINATOR, OBJECTIVES, PREREQUISITES differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Sociology, Faculty of Arts (v3, p167) : Next:191-206 | Prev:136-277
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
Maintained by: Dept. of Criminology, Faculty of Arts.
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