191-520 Compliance, Regulation & Crime

Strict enrolment deadlines apply to subjects taught during the Winter Recess. Any enrolment in, or withdrawal from, this subject must be made in line with HECS/course fee census dates.

Admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth year honours in criminology or socio-legal studies.

This subject analyses the regulation of individual and organizational conduct. It explores the nature of the harm or problem to be controlled by regulation, the potential of the criminal law in the control of individual and organizational misconduct and the array of regulatory techniques utilised by a range of state and multi-state agencies in their pursuit of compliance. The subject is multidisciplinary and draws on criminology, sociology, law and politics to explain how regulation develops as a solution to social problems and to examine the potential effectiveness of the regimes developed. Students completing the subject should have the capacity to critically analyse regulation by the state and assess both the potential and the limitations of regulatory solutions to ameliorate social ills.

• have an advanced understanding of the relevant knowledge base in the specialist area;

• have the ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the specialist area;

• have well-developed problem-solving skills in the specialist area;

• have significant capacity to articulate knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations;

• have a capacity to engage where appropriate with issues in contemporary society.

An essay of 1500 words 25% (due in week 2) and an essay of 3500 words 75% (due mid-semester).