Criminal Justice (11256.1)
Level: | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 1 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline: | Canberra Law School |
Availability
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UC - Canberra, Bruce
Year Teaching Period Convener Mode of Delivery 2021 Semester 2 DR Janet HOPE (Ph: +61 2 62068410 ) ON-CAMPUS
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Syllabus
This unit is concerned with the role of criminal law in the regulation of social order and the administration of the criminal justice sector. It provides an introductory understanding of criminal law and criminal processes. Students will gain a basic understanding of the principles of criminal law, including the principles of criminal responsibility and the processes used to prosecute a criminal charge and the criminal justice system actors involved. Students will gain an awareness of the most common criminal law problems and how criminal cases are processed. The unit will discuss the intersection of criminal law with civil law remedies.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Describe and interpret the scope, nature and content of criminal law in the Australian legal system;
2. Identify and apply the basic principles of the criminal law;
3. Explain and anaylse the role that the criminal law plays in social regulation;
4. Describe and interpret the roles played by justice sector actors in administering the criminal justice system; and
5. Identify and analyse the different pathways that exist for the disposal of criminal cases.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
One 2 hour lecture and one 1 hour tutorial on campus per week.
Prerequisites
11251 Foundations of Law and Justice
Corequisites
None.
Assumed Knowledge
None.
Equivalent Units
9015 Criminal Process
Referenced Courses
- ARSC03 Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Laws
- MGSC03 Bachelor of Business/ Bachelor of Laws
- MGSC01 Bachelor of Commerce/ Bachelor of Laws
- ARSC02 Bachelor of Communication and Media/ Bachelor of Laws
- NPSC02 Bachelor of Forensic Studies/ Bachelor of Laws
- SCB001 Bachelor of Justice Studies
- SCNP01 Bachelor of Justice Studies/Bachelor of Forensic Studies
- SCB101 Bachelor of Laws
- SCAR03 Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Design
- SCSC02 Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/ Bachelor of Laws
- SCSC01 Bachelor of Science in Psychology/ Bachelor of Laws
- NPSC01 Bachelor of Science/ Bachelor of Laws