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Crime in Contemporary Contexts
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CRJUS1286 - Crime in Contemporary Contexts
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<p>This unit provides students with the opportunity to engage with key issues and debates about the social construction of crime, types of crime and the inequities of the various responses to crime. Students will also learn to develop critical analytical skills by considering how crimes are reported in the media; the factors that inform how crime is presented and the impact of crime reporting on our understanding of crime prevalence. Students will engage with both academic literature and informed commentary and analysis about where crimes occur, who perpetrates crime and the impact of crime on society. Students will develop knowledge about the nexus of the resources required to address crime in contemporary Australian society and the consequential limitations of bringing some perpetrators to justice.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:<br>
1. Introduction to Crime in a Contemporary Context<br>
2. Extent, Prevalence and Measurement<br>
3. Inequalities of Crime<br>
4. Crime and the Media<br>
5. Dangerous Places: Street Crime Violence and the City<br>
6. Dangerous Places: Crime in the Home<br>
7. Rural Crime<br>
8. Corporate and White-Collar<br>
9. Cyber Crime<br>
10. Political, State and Transnational Crime<br>
11. Crime and the Environment<br>
12. Cost of Crime.</p>
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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>This unit provides students with the opportunity to engage with key issues and debates about the social construction of crime, types of crime and the inequities of the various responses to crime. Students will also learn to develop critical analytical skills by considering how crimes are reported in the media; the factors that inform how crime is presented and the impact of crime reporting on our understanding of crime prevalence. Students will engage with both academic literature and informed commentary and analysis about where crimes occur, who perpetrates crime and the impact of crime on society. Students will develop knowledge about the nexus of the resources required to address crime in contemporary Australian society and the consequential limitations of bringing some perpetrators to justice.</p>
Unit content
<p>Topics may include:<br> 1. Introduction to Crime in a Contemporary Context<br> 2. Extent, Prevalence and Measurement<br> 3. Inequalities of Crime<br> 4. Crime and the Media<br> 5. Dangerous Places: Street Crime Violence and the City<br> 6. Dangerous Places: Crime in the Home<br> 7. Rural Crime<br> 8. Corporate and White-Collar<br> 9. Cyber Crime<br> 10. Political, State and Transnational Crime<br> 11. Crime and the Environment<br> 12. Cost of Crime.</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/crjus1286">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
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>Critically examine the incidence of crime and the reporting of crime in the media.</p>
K2
<p>Identify and analyse a range of contemporary criminal justice issues, considering key debates, issues and perspectives of crime.</p>
K3
<p>Identify the range of crime types and analyse their impact on individuals and society.</p>
K4
<p>Critically assess responses to crimes by the institutions of the State, other organisations and individuals.</p>
S1
<p>Analyse measurements of crime and the limitations of measurements on our understanding of crime.</p>
S2
<p>Express substantiated and reasoned expositions and arguments concerning the cause and effects of crime in both an Australian and an international context.</p>
S3
<p>Summarise relevant key themes, issues and debates.</p>
A1
<p>Apply skills in critical thinking to key debates concerning different types of crime.</p>
A2
<p>Utilise and integrate relevant conceptual frameworks in analysing the range of crimes and the societal and institutional response to different types of offending behaviour.</p>
A3
<p>Identify links and tensions between issues, debates, concepts and perspectives.</p>
Assessment
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<p>Analysis of crime data (what is it telling us and what is missing)</p>
<p>Crime data analysis</p>
<p>15-25%</p>
K3, S1
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<p>Analysis of media representation of crime</p>
<p>Media analysis</p>
<p>30-40%</p>
K1, S3, A3
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<p>Response to a hypothetical situation</p>
<p>Written response</p>
<p>40-50%</p>
K2, K4, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3
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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Description of FedTASK outcome
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
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.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
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/crjus1286">View unit fees</a>
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