ACR201 - Issues in Criminal Justice

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:

ASL204, ASL304

Trimester 1 Unit Chair:

Danielle Tyson

Prerequisite:

ACR101 and ACR102 plus 2 credit points at any level

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

ASL204, ASL304

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1 hour Class per week, 1 x 1 hour Seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

1 x 1 hour Class per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1 hour online Seminar per week

Content

This unit is a core unit in Criminology. It builds on ACR101 and ACR102 to critically examine a host of issues relating to criminal justice, including notions of justice, issues in policing, corrections and punishment. The unit requires students to engage with core debates in criminology in relation to the operations of the criminal justice system.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) - Online Exercises - 10%

Assessment 2 (Group) - Group Assignment (1600 words) - 40%

Assessment 3 (Individual) - Report (2000 words) - 50%

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