191-001 Perspectives on Crime

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191-001 Perspectives on Crime
Note	Formerly available as 191-101. Students who have completed 191-101 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Availability	1st year
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Dr S James
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week
Subject Description	The aim of this subject is to provide students with an overview and understanding of the diverse and competing interpretations regarding the criminal act, the nature of people who engage in offending behaviour, the situations and contexts within which crime is defined and takes place, and the explanations put forward for the causes and consequences of crime in society. It provides an examination of the major theoretical perspectives in criminology, and the techniques used to measure, classify and define crime and criminality.
Assessment	Written work and tutorial presentation equivalent to 2000 words and a 2-hour examination.
Prescribed Texts	R White & F Haines, Crime and Criminology: An Introduction. 2nd ed, Oxford University Press.

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