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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Criminology

191-301/401 Crime, Law and Punishment in Australian History

Note:

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

Credit Points:

16.7 3rd and 4th year

Prerequisite/s:

3rd year: Any two second year level Criminology subjects; 4th year: Admission to Criminology Honours.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

A 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour seminar

Content:

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. Students will gain insight into the origins and development of key agencies of criminal justice; learned to apply historical analysis to an understanding of criminological theory and practice; learned to handle and analyse Victorian primary materials in order to reconstruct criminologically significant aspects of Victoria's past; and have developed some skills in historical analysis, empirical investigation and legal research.

Assessment:

Up to 5000 words of written work at 3rd year level and 6000 words at 4th year level. An examination may be substituted for part of the written work.
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