ACR201 - Issues in Criminal Justice
Unit details
Year: | 2019 unit information |
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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%
Unit Fee Information
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