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Graduate Certificate in Criminology GradCertCrim
CSU’s Graduate Certificate in Criminology is intended for those interested in the study of crime in contemporary Australian society. The course examines the criminal justice system as an institution and seeks to develop sophisticated consumers of criminological data and theory.
About the course
The Graduate Certificate in Criminology can serve as an entry requirement for the Master of Social Science (Criminology).
Topics addressed include:
- why certain acts are proscribed under law
- why the law interferes in voluntary activities like drug taking
- how much crime is reported and why the real role of police in combating crime
- the importance or otherwise of police response time
- the role of a prison and its effectiveness
- whether the media contribute to crime
- what crime statistics tell us
- what policing is all about, and
- the effect of policing on the police and their families
Residential schools
There are no residential schools for this course.
Further study
Master of Social Science (Criminology)
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