This course provides a topic-specific understanding of responses to crime and deviance by a range of government and non-government agencies - for example: criminal justice, academia and business and industry. Our aim is to focus on crimes of contemporary national interest and the list of topics will vary each year depending on current political and criminal justice priorities. Students will be exposed to some of the factors that influence responses to crime such as official statistics and a discussion regarding the use, abuse and misuse of data. Finally, students are expected to engage critically with a range of contemporary techniques employed to respond to serious crime, including police practices and current techniques to control crime.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and the skills to:- explain the main approaches to understanding and responding to serious crimes of national interest;
- identify the main theoretical approaches to the study of crime and deviance;
- demonstrate the ability to investigate the literature and apply a problem-solving approach to a highly publicized crime event;
- compare the main assumptions about offenders in serious and repeated crimes; and
- respond to and critique peer work.
Indicative Assessment
Lecture participation (10%) Learning outcomes 1, 3, 4Mid-semester take-home exam, 1500 words, held during examination period (30%) Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
End-semester take home exam, 1500 words, held during examination period (30%) Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Individual presentation, 10 mins (20%) Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Presentation reflective feedback (10%) Learning outcome 5
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures, and 12 hours of tutorials and tutorial-like activities; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
No texts - journal articles and major reportsPreliminary Reading
Robert Hare 1993, Without Conscience, Guildford: New York
Readings will be listed in the course outline on wattle.
Assumed Knowledge
This course is taught assuming students have some basic knowledge of sociology and criminology.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $3000 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $4560 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9851 | 22 Jul 2019 | 29 Jul 2019 | 31 Aug 2019 | 25 Oct 2019 | In Person | View |