ATS1423 · Criminal justice in practice

Overview

The unit presents the administrative workings, functions and experiences in areas such as courts, sentencing, imprisonment, community corrections, parole and release. Importantly we observe how the administration of justice is played out through the court system and consider punishments against themes of human difference, exclusion, human rights and social justice. This unit explores theories of punishment and its role in our society. The unit encourages you to consider how punishment and prisons cannot be viewed outside broader social, political and economic contexts. You will have the opportunity to consider the long-term outcomes of whole-of-community initiatives based on notions of social inclusion, and the potential of their contribution to reducing disadvantage and by extension, rates of offending and re-offending.

Areas of study: Bachelor of Criminology Criminology

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. Explain the system of courts and their operation at the state and national level;
2. Discuss the role and workings of corrections at the state and national level;
3. Describe the different types of punishment within Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions;
4. Compare and analyse perspectives and debates on the role of punishment, its administrative functions and practices in society.

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.