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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Criminology

191-335/435 Drugs and Justice

Note:

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

Credit Points:

16.7 3rd and 4th year

Coordinator:

Dr S James

Prerequisite/s:

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

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

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

Subject Description:

Drugs, crime and criminology: asking the right questions; patterns of drug use; theories of drug use; the social construction and meaning of drug use; drugs, health and society; drugs, crime and society; a modern history of drug control; reducing supply: law enforcement; reducing demand: treatment and education; the costs of drug control; comparative drug control regimes; the legalisation debate; some realities in drug control reform.

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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