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Crime to Punishment: Processes and Institutions
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CRJUS1285 - Crime to Punishment: Processes and Institutions
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Institute of Education, Arts & Community
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Criminology
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099903 - Criminology
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<p>In this unit, you will develop a foundational understanding of the criminal justice landscape, including the varied and numerous agencies that interact with the justice system. In addition, you will analyse the challenges impacting on the key institutions of Police, Courts and Corrections, and explore the key debates and tensions in the administration of justice. The unit poses, among other key questions, whether current approaches of criminal justice agencies reflect the current expectations of society.</p>
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<p>Key concepts surrounding the criminal justice system in action, incorporating a wide range of issues, debates, concepts, and perspectives on institutional responses, may include:</p>
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<li>What is the criminal justice system, who are the key actors and what are the key concepts?</li>
<li>Should the criminal justice system reflect the values of society, and why should we care?</li>
<li>Crime to punishment: Overview of the criminal justice process</li>
<li>Criminal Justice Agencies: who are they and what is their role?</li>
<li>Indigenous Justice</li>
<li>How laws are made and changed</li>
<li>Police in Australia and the nature of police work – Force or Service</li>
<li>Courts – types of courts and matters heard</li>
<li>Judicial decisions and sentencing</li>
<li>Punishment and penalty – the type of prisons, their role and do they work?</li>
<li>Failures of justice</li>
<li>Criminal Justice and the media</li>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>In this unit, you will develop a foundational understanding of the criminal justice landscape, including the varied and numerous agencies that interact with the justice system. In addition, you will analyse the challenges impacting on the key institutions of Police, Courts and Corrections, and explore the key debates and tensions in the administration of justice. The unit poses, among other key questions, whether current approaches of criminal justice agencies reflect the current expectations of society.</p>
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<p>Key concepts surrounding the criminal justice system in action, incorporating a wide range of issues, debates, concepts, and perspectives on institutional responses, may include:</p> <ul> <li>What is the criminal justice system, who are the key actors and what are the key concepts?</li> <li>Should the criminal justice system reflect the values of society, and why should we care?</li> <li>Crime to punishment: Overview of the criminal justice process</li> <li>Criminal Justice Agencies: who are they and what is their role?</li> <li>Indigenous Justice</li> <li>How laws are made and changed</li> <li>Police in Australia and the nature of police work – Force or Service</li> <li>Courts – types of courts and matters heard</li> <li>Judicial decisions and sentencing</li> <li>Punishment and penalty – the type of prisons, their role and do they work?</li> <li>Failures of justice</li> <li>Criminal Justice and the media</li> </ul>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
099903 - Criminology
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/crjus1285">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed 1 of "ATSGC1284" / "CRJUS1284"</p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Identify and analyse the various agencies in the criminal justice system.</p>
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<p>Examine the roles of a broad range of agencies in the criminal justice system and consider whether the needs of various people—offenders, victims, and the accused—engaging with the justice system are being met.</p>
S1
<p> Analyse the diverse responses by criminal justice agencies to the types and prevalence of crime.</p>
S2
<p>Critically engage with contemporary criminal justice literature by identifying peer-reviewed articles, synthesising diverse perspectives, paraphrasing key ideas, and formulating coherent arguments that reflect current debates and issues while adhering to academic standards and writing conventions.</p>
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<p>Apply critical thinking to key debates concerning responses by criminal justice agencies to offending.</p>
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<p>Apply critical thinking and integrate conceptual frameworks to analyse the range and diversity of criminal justice agency responses to offending behaviour and engage with key debates surrounding these approaches.</p>
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<p>Various online tasks such as quizzes</p>
<p>Online Tasks</p>
<p>20-40%</p>
K1, K2
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<p>Analyse and reflect on court proceedings</p>
<p>Court Reflection</p>
<p>20-40%</p>
K1, K2, A1
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<p>Law Reform: Discussion and reflection of criminal justice debates</p>
<p>Multimedia Piece</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
S1, S2, A1, A2
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
099903 - Criminology
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/crjus1285">View unit fees</a>
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