CJC3010

Legal Studies, Law and Society (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Sharon Pickering

Offered:
Caulfield First semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2005 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: Upon completion of this subject students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of key legal principles and frameworks. 2. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the institutions of law and the philosophy under which these institutions operate. 3. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the fields of criminology and justice studies, especially how these inform and influence the discourse of law. 4. Understand the legal research process and have a good knowledge of the use of the internet for the purposes of legal and other academic research. 5. Present and argue positions based on their understand of the fields of criminology and legal justice. 6. Demonstrate a well-developed intellectual frame for the broader implications of criminal justice policy.

Assessment: Examination (2 hours): 40% + Research essay (2500 words): 40% + Class presentation: 10% + Class participation: 10% + Third-year students will be expected to demonstrate wider reading and greater knowledge of the unit. They will do this by answering a specific exam question devoted to issues of a more conceptual nature.

Prerequisites: CJC1001/CJC1002 (These units are prerequisites only if the student wishes to undertake a CJC major. This unit can be taken as an elective wihtout prerequisites.)