Researching Criminal Justice (12 points)
(ARTS)
Leader: Sharon Pickering
Offered:
Caulfield First semester 2004 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2005 (Evening)
Synopsis:
Objectives: Upon completion of CJM4020 students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of various methodological approaches to criminal justice research and its theoretical underpinnings. 2. Demonstrate a critical understanding of contemporary trends in researching criminal justice. 3. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the structuring of crime, criminal justice and scientific inquiry. 4. Identify and understand a range of qualitative and quantitative approaches to criminal justice research. 5. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of at least two methodological approaches to criminal justice research. 6. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the roles of criminal justice research in the development of criminal justice policy. 7. Design a research strategy appropriate to a research question for a significant piece of criminal justice research. 8. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the ethics approval process for criminal justice research within and between institutions. 9. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the ethical, political and social issues in the conduct of criminal justice research, particularly criminal justice research carried out between institutions and with vulnerable populations.
Assessment: Evaluation of Criminal Justice Research in Criminal Justice Policy Development (3000 words): 30% + Criminal Justice Research Proposal (2000 words): 20% + Criminal Justice Research Project (4000 words): 50%
Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 1 hour seminar and 1 x 1 hour workshop) per week
Prerequisites: CJC4000
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