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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Criminology

191-332/432 Medico-Legal Criminology

Note:

This subject has a quota of 30 enrolments. Candidates intending to take this subject must complete a quota form available from the Arts Faculty when enrolling in this subject.

Credit Points:

16.7 3rd and 4th year

Coordinator:

Dr A. Young

Prerequisite/s:

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

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

A 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour seminar per week

Subject Description:

An examination of criminal behaviour relating to medical practice, the involvement of medicine in criminal justice agencies, the professional regulation of medicine, consideration of various criminal offences related to medical practice; interpretation of various case studies concerning the regulation of medicine by law; the inter-relationship of law, crime and medicine; and the assumptions about bodily subjectivity in medico-legal discourse.

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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