ACR212 - Crime, Surveillance and Technology
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 3, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of trimester. Last updated: 5 October 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | Alternate years 2021, 2023 |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Darren Palmer Trimester 3: Danijel Sormaz |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | Students must complete any 4 credit points at level 1 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ACR312, ASL223 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 4-5 x 3-hour seminars per trimester |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 4-5 x 3-hour online seminars per trimester |
Content
This unit examines new and emerging surveillance technologies and the impact these have for traditional notions of crime and security problems. Examples include the increasing use of video surveillance, facial recognition software, unmanned drones, smart televisions and mobile webcams. While some of these technologies have been developed as deliberate tools for surveillance, many have been developed for other purposes (such as webcams and smart televisions) but have the result of providing for increasing means of technological surveillance. The unit examines the effects of these technologies in relation to crime and security problems as well as society more broadly.
| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | ||
| ULO1 | Critically analyse the core debates shaping debates and policy regarding the use of technology in law enforcement. This includes understanding key scholarly theories and concepts to help critically analyse the connections between technology, law, and practices of policing | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication (writing skills) GLO4 Evaluating information using critical and analytical thinking and judgment |
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ULO2 |
Apply criminological approaches to actual applications of surveillance technologies in policing and national security environments, in order to critically assess key issues concerning privacy and civil liberties via individual projects and team consultations | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork |
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ULO3 |
Evaluate the role of surveillance as a means for ordering social relations, identifying the possibilities of both positive contributions of surveillance techniques as well as negative implications for societal development | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship |
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ULO4 |
Evaluate the rules and regulations that currently exist regarding the use of surveillance techniques for social ordering, and identify what new limits should be developed and implemented | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1 (Individual) - Class/Online Exercises | 1000 words | 25% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 (Individual) - Presentation | 1000 words | 25% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3 (Individual) - Report | 2000 words | 50% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ACR212
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.
Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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