Undergraduate - UnitATS2471 - Comparative criminal justice: An international perspective

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Gippsland First semester 2014 (Day) Gippsland First semester 2014 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor David Baker

Notes

Previously coded CRJ2001

Synopsis

Students study the aims and methods of comparative criminal justice. Policing structures, functions and practices are examined. The unit explores how the courts of selected countries conduct criminal trials. The fairness and effectiveness of sentencing and punishment will be analysed. Penal policy and prisoner rights will be considered as well as recent innovative non-custodial sanctions. The dismantling of geographical boundaries has hastened the spread of transnational organised crime networks. This unit offers a comparative perspective of the nature of transnational crime and the national and international efforts to identify and control such activities.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the unit, students are expected to have developed:

a deeper understanding and appreciation of contemporary international criminal justice issues
an understanding of the role, functions and essential features of criminal justice systems in a range of countries
the ability to analyse and evaluate the fairness of criminal justice systems within particular political systems
the skill to conduct comparative analysis of criminal justice systems and to identify implications for the future of an international criminal justice system
an appreciation of the issues that distinguish criminal justice systems in selected countries
an understanding of the evolving globalisation of crime and the cooperative efforts needed to combat it.

Assessment

Tutorial participation and presentation or on-line forum participation (OCL): 10%
Written work(2500 words): 50%
2 Hour Exam: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor David Baker

Workload requirements

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Criminal justice

Prerequisites

24 points at level 1 in Arts.

Prohibitions

ATS3471, CRJ2001, CRJ3001