APG5106 · Developing criminal justice policy

Overview

In this unit, you are introduced to the dynamics of crime and justice policy-making in Australia and will consider the factors that influence the implementation of criminal justice policy in practice. You will learn how to develop, analyse and evaluate criminal justice policies and understand what lessons can be learnt from past policies and will gain an understanding of how public policy is developed. Focus will be placed on how criminal justice policy is influenced and shaped by politics, special interest groups and events.

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

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Evaluate relationships between research, policy and practice, including the role of the public sector, the private sector and non-government organisations in developing and operationalising criminal justice policy
2. communicate policy-related matters effectively and perceptively in a range of formats
3. apply a range of skills within a team context, including team leadership, collaboration, problem-solving, decision-making and communication
4. identify and evaluate key obstacles to effective criminal justice policy making.

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. 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.

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