JST104 Foundations in Criminology (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Justice Studies (JUSTU)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject introduces students to the concept of law and to the Australian legal system, with particular reference to the formal institutions and processes of criminal justice, and to other areas of the law which bear directly on criminal justice decision-making. A major concern will be to locate legal institutions and processes in their relevant social and institutional contexts.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Distance | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST104
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have completed: 24701 Criminal Justice and Legal Order or SSC103 4
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of:
- crime and criminal justice as social problems
- the liberal legal tradition
- the use of modern criminal justice
- discipline, punishment and criminal justice
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- concept of law and the Australian legal system - jurisprudence - legal theory - contemporary domain of criminal justice - social control of public and private disorder - proliferation of administrative justice
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.