Around the world, the vast majority of crime and antisocial behaviour is committed by young people. This course will introduce students to developmental criminology as a foundation for understanding the causes and correlates of youth offending and antisocial behaviour across the life-course. In doing so, the course will review leading theories and etiological causes of youth offending and antisocial behaviour, with an eye towards how this research may inform crime reduction policies and prevention strategies (i.e., evidenced-based policies and practices). A major component of this course will be understanding how theories and policies covered in this course apply to the significant and ongoing debate in Australia regarding how to best respond to youth offending through policy and the juvenile justice system.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- source and evaluate information and data about youth crime in Australia and the world;
- display a critically-informed understanding of the theories and potential etiological causes of juvenile delinquency;
- critically discuss how research may inform current youth crime reduction policies and prevention strategies in Australia; and
- discuss research and present findings, both orally and in written form.
Indicative Assessment
- Intensive offering: (null) [LO null]
- Tutorial participation (10) [LO 1,4]
- Tutorial Presentation (10 Minutes) (20) [LO 1,2,4]
- Mid-semester quiz (1 hour, multiple choice via wattle) (30) [LO 1,2,4]
- Take home exam (Essay responses, 2 weeks, 3000 words) (40) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- 12 week offering: (null) [LO null]
- Tutorial participation (5) [LO 1,4]
- Tutorial Presentation (10 Minutes) (20) [LO 1,2,4]
- Major Essay (3000 words) (45) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Take home exam (Multiple Choice and Short Essay, 1 week, 1500 words) (30) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from either:Intensive offering:
a) 36 hours of lectures and tutorials taught intensively and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing
12 week offering:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
The prescribed reading for this course will be available in a reading brick. It will include texts from the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, history, public health, social medicine and criminology.
Assumed Knowledge
This course is taught assuming students have some basic understanding of sociology and criminology.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $3180 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $4890 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Autumn Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3611 | 21 Jun 2021 | 25 Jun 2021 | 25 Jun 2021 | 02 Jul 2021 | In Person | N/A |