This course aims to provide students with an overview of theories and explanations of crime, the nature of crime and offenders, and social and legal responses to crime, in order to encourage a critical appreciation of these important issues. It will provide an overview of the criminal justice system and the theoretical doctrines upon which it is founded. This will include theories of crime causation and crime prevention, traditional and radical penology and restorative justice. The course will include advanced study of key law and policy developments relating to areas such as policing and crime prevention, the role and legitimate interests of victims, sentencing and other judicial decisions, the use of custodial and non-custodial punishments. These will be examined in relation to key concepts such as: miscarriages of justice; effective and efficient criminal justice processes; competing rights and duties between victims and offenders and between the individual and public interest; equal treatment on grounds of gender, class, race and ethnicity and other factors of diversity.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Critically evaluate a range of sources and concepts, and appraise established and accepted public/political notions of crime and crime control
- Identify and critique theoretical assumptions of policy initiatives in criminology
- Apply and utilise theoretical criminological concepts to practical issues within the field of crime, law and social control
- Formulate, develop, and communicate critical arguments about criminological issues and ideas in written and oral form
Indicative Assessment
- Class participation (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Presentation (800 words) (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Case study (based on the presentation) (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Major essay/report (4,000 words) (60) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
Students need to commit to 130 hours of total learning time made up from:
a) 30 hours of contact: 2.5 hours per week x 12 weeks; and
b) 100 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Prescribed Texts
Bernard, Thomas J., Jeffrey B. Snipes, and Alexander L. Gerould (2009) Vold's Theoretical Criminology, 6th edition, OUP.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- 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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $3570 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $5460 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4566 | 24 Feb 2020 | 02 Mar 2020 | 08 May 2020 | 05 Jun 2020 | In Person | View |