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191-419 Violence in Australia | |
Note | Available as 191-319 at 3rd-year level. |
Credit Points | 16.7 3rd and 4th year |
Coordinator | Dr K Polk |
Prerequisites | 3rd year: Any two second year-level criminology subjects; 4th year: Admission to Criminology Honours. |
Semester | 1 |
Contact | One 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | An examination of the laws relating to violent offences and data on the nature and distribution of violence in Australia. An examination of such specific forms of violence as homicide, assault, robbery, rape, and the general topic of domestic violence, including theoretical perspectives. Students will be introduced to the assessment of theoretical explanations proposed for the study of violence. |
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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