Increasingly, research in criminology and allied disciplines has focused the effects of incarceration and criminal justice involvement on offenders, families, communities, vulnerable populations, and society as a whole. Drawing on historical trends, theory, and research on the 'collateral consequences' of incarceration, this course will seek to understand the comparative effects of punishment between Australia and the U.S. In doing so, this course will comparatively examine Australia's focus on human rights and rehabilitation with the rise of mass incarceration and 'tough on crime' policies in the United States that have coincided with the War on Drugs and War on Crime. A major component of this course will be understanding how criminal justice policies differentially impact Indigenous Australians and U.S. minorities, two groups which face substantially higher rates of incarceration and collateral consequences when compared with the general populations of both countries. While focusing on comparing punishment between Australia and the U.S., punishment paradigms in other regions will also be covered.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- Source and evaluate information and data about the effects of criminal justice punishment on individuals, families, communities, and society as a whole.
- Display a critically-informed understanding of the consequences of criminal justice punishment among individuals, groups, and society.
- Compare the differences in administration and effects of punishment in both Australia and the United States, including inequalities experienced among minority populations in each country.
- Discuss research and present findings, both orally and in the written form.
Indicative Assessment
Tutorial participation (5%) (LO 1 & 4)Tutorial Presentation (10 Minutes) (20%) (LO 1, 2 & 4)
Major Essay (2500 words) (40%) (LO 1, 2, 3, & 4)
Take home exam ( Multiple Choice and Short Essay, 1 week) (35%) (LO 1, 2, 3 & 4)
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 35 hours of contact: 24 hours of lectures and 11 hours of tutorials
b) 95 hours of independent student research, reading and writing
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Clear, Todd and Natasha Frost. 2015. The punishment imperative: The rise and failure of mass incarceration in America. New York: NYU Press
Foucault, Michael. 1995. Discipline and punish: the birth of the prison (A. Sheridan, Trans.). New York: Vintage BooksWeatherburn, Donald. 2014. Arresting Incarceration: Pathways out of Indigenous Imprisonment. Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press.
Assumed Knowledge
This course is taught assuming students have some basic understanding of sociology and criminology.Areas of Interest
- Law
- Policy Studies
- Sociology
- Demography
- Security Studies
- Criminology
- Human Rights
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $2856 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $4080 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4567 | 20 Feb 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 26 May 2017 | In Person | N/A |
