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191-435 Drugs and Justice | |
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Note | Formerly available as 191-030/335/435. Students who have completed 191-030 or 191-335/435 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 3rd and 4th year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr J Fitzgerald |
Prerequisites | 37.5 points of second/third year criminology subjects for third year. Admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth year honours in criminology for fourth year. There is a quota of 60 places in this subject. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture and a 90-minute seminar per week |
Subject Description | This subject introduces students to a range of historical and contemporary issues surrounding the measurement of drug use and the popular and scientific construction of the health, crime and social consequences of drug use. The subject is concerned with the relationships between various constructions of drug phenomena and the policies and practices of drug control. The subject critically addresses issues and techniques involved in demand-reduction (education and treatment) and supply-reduction (law enforcement). At the completion of the subject, students should be able to recognise and explain contemporary discourses on health, harm, crime and public policy related to drug use. |
Assessment | An essay of 1500 words, and an essay of 2500 words for 3rd year, 3500 words for 4th year. |
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