Courses within this minor focus on the sociological analysis of issues in contemporary society concerned with the making, breaking and enforcement of laws, as well as those social behaviours considered deviant, even when these are not illegal. Particular attention is paid to those processes that lead to individuals and groups being labelled as deviant and subjected to increased rates of surveillance, policing and/or incarceration. Drawing on relevant theoretical perspectives from sociology and criminology, courses will explore the relationships between power, representations of crime and deviance, inequality, and exposure to criminal justice interventions.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CRIM1001 | The Criminological Imagination: Theory and Understanding | 6 |
| CRIM2003 | Controversies in Crime Control | 6 |
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CRIM2001 | Doing Criminology: Research Methods in Crime and Criminal Justice | 6 |
| CRIM2000 | The Illicit Economy | 6 |
| CRIM2002 | Organised Crime: Understanding the Underworld | 6 |
| CRIM2004 | Dimensions of Crime: Identifying and Controlling Offenders | 6 |
| CRIM2005 | Alcohol, Drugs and Crime: Promoting Health and Preventing Consequences | 6 |
| CRIM2006 | Young People and Crime: Developmental Criminology and its Discontents | 6 |
| CRIM3001 | Criminal Behaviour | 6 |
| SOCY2160 | Cybercrime: An Introduction | 6 |