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ATS1283

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
OfferedGippsland First semester 2015 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2015 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)Dr Alistair Harkness

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the history of crime and the key perspectives and theories of criminal justice. Students will discuss, analyse and evaluate the diverse and competing interpretations of a criminal act; the nature and basis of social and community attitudes to crime, why particular communities fear certain crimes; the causes and consequences of crime; measurement of crime and the relationship between crime and other forms of deviance. The community in a regional, rural, urban, national and international context will be used as the focal point of this analysis.

Outcomes

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

  1. a critical understanding of the nature and complexity of crime
  2. an insight into the nature of people who engage in criminal activity
  3. the ability to critically analyse and evaluate both explanations and theories that attempt to explain the causes and consequences of crime in society
  4. the analytical skills needed to think critically and independently about criminal justice issues
  5. the skill to analyse diverse theories of crime causation
  6. the ability to write an essay based on evidence and balanced argument.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Exam: 40%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Alistair Harkness

Prohibitions

CRJ1001