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Availability: Not offered in 1996.
Credit points: 16.7 3rd and 4th years
Coordinator: Dr R White.
Prerequisite: 3rd year: Any two second year level Criminology subjects; 4th year: Admission to Criminology Honours.
Contact: One-hour lecture and a 2-hour seminar per week.
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- have a general understanding of the social construction of difference based upon ethnicity and 'race';
- have learned about how ethnicity and 'race' are reflected in the practices and institutions of the criminal justice system;
- have become familiar with different theoretical perspectives which explain the process of criminalisation and victimisation as these effect specific ethnic and indigenous groups;
- have gained information on international developments and national comparisons in this area.
Content:
An examination of the relationship between particular ethnic and indigenous communities, and the criminal justice system. An examination of specific issues such as racism, differential policing, access to justice, law reform and international developments.
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 43)
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
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