Search : Index : Faculty of Arts : Criminology
Prev 191-102 Institutions of Criminal Justice
Next 191-203 Introduction To Research Methods

 191-202 Crime and Public Policy

Note

Available as 191-302 at 3rd-year level.

A mark of 5% will be awarded for tutorial attendance. To receive this mark, students must attend at least 8 tutorials.

Credit Points

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator

Dr A Sutton

Pre/corequisites

Normally 25 points of first-year Criminology.

Semester

1

Contact

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

Subject Description

Review attempts in Australia to apply criminological theory in policy contexts. Reform issues covered include public drunkenness, family violence, workplace harm and other white collar crime, illicit drunkenness and the sex industry. Emphasis is on making students aware of the relevance of broader social theory (e.g., feminism, Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Foucault and Habermas) for understanding contemporary controversies and debates.

Assessment

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



Search : Index : Faculty of Arts : Criminology
Prev 191-102 Institutions of Criminal Justice
Next 191-203 Introduction To Research Methods
Status:                   Official 1998
Last Modified:            Tuesday October 21 17:09
SGML to HTML Conversion:  Information Technology Services
Authorised by:            Academic Registrar
Email Enquiries:          Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au