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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Criminology

191-204/304 Criminal Law and Criminology

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Dr A Young

Prerequisite/s:

Normally 25 points of first-year Criminology.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description:

Understanding conceptions of crime and criminal liability; the structure of the criminal process; the role of criminal law and legal reasoning in the interpretation and regulation of behaviour; analysing the phenomena of criminalisation and de-criminalisation; understanding the framework and general principles of criminal law (with reference to specific offences); developing skills of legal research and interpreting legal sources.

Assessment:

Up to 5000 words of written work. An examination may be substituted for part of the written work.
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