APG4224 · Gender, family violence and criminal justice system responses

Overview

In this unit, you will examine key aspects of criminal justice response to gendered violence and relevant changes in policing and courts. You will identify a specific area for sustained investigation. Focused on this area, you will undertake a targeted review of the relevant criminological academic literature and complete an independent research exercise. This research will be supervised by the Unit Coordinator with input from other staff as appropriate.

Areas of study: International development practice

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Analyse and explain criminal justice responses to gendered family violence;
2. Engage with a variety of critical and theoretical debates focused on legal responses to family violence;
3. Identify and critically evaluate the extant literature about this issue;
4. Differentiate and appraise a range of methodological approaches that have been used to police family violence;
5. Communicate in both oral and written formats about this issue;
6. Devise, prepare and complete a research project.
7. Students at 4th year level will be able to self-determine the research process, demonstrating a higher level of rigour and discernment in their assessment tasks.

Workload

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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.