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Credit points: 16.7 3rd and 4th years
Coordinator: Dr K Polk.
Prerequisite: 3rd year: Any two second year-level criminology subjects; 4th year: Admission to Criminology Honours.
Contact: One 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour seminar per week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- have a general understanding of the laws relating to violent offences in Australia;
- have learned the basic data on the nature and distribution of violence in Australia;
- have developed some understanding of the different forms of violent behaviour;
- be able to assess the theoretical explanations proposed for the study of violence
Content:
An examination of the laws and data of violence in Australia. An examination of such specific forms of violence as homicide, assault, robbery rape and the general topic of domestic violence, including theoretical perspectives.
Assessment:
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.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 42)
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