ATS2469 · Victims, justice and the law

Overview

The unit considers the concepts of justice, victims and the law as they exist within and beyond the legal system. The unit engages with historical and contemporary perspectives and constructions of these intersecting concepts to explore understandings of crime and criminality, and examine the potentials and limitations of the legal system in practice. Bringing together interdisciplinary approaches from law, criminology and socio-legal studies, this unit considers the relationships between law, justice and victims through the study of: criminal and civil law, restorative justice, therapeutic jurisprudence, public policy, the media, criminal justice procedures, human rights and social change.

Areas of study: 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. Identify how concepts of victims, justice and the law are constructed in historical and contemporary contexts;
2. Demonstrate research skills using University library and databases to access contemporary scholarship and data to inform written and in class discussions;
3. Demonstrate depth of knowledge and comprehension of key criminological perspectives and concepts involving victims, justice and the law;
4. Communicate well-structured, evidenced and organised responses to contemporary debates involving victims, justice and the law; and
5. Identify and synthesise understandings of justice, victims and the law, including an analysis of their theoretical versus practical application and impacts.

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.