JST302 Criminological Perspectives on Social Problems (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Justice Studies (JUSTU)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Students in this subject choose an area of criminology which interests them and develop a project on that area. The subject allows students to explore an area of criminology which has interested them in earlier subjects, in substantial depth. Assessment in the subject is structured to provide guidance and feed back throughout the session.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Bathurst |
| Distance | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST302
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have completed 24389 Criminological Perspectives on Social Problems
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate an increaseed understanding of criminological theories
- be able to use criminological theories to analyse social problems
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the social production of social problems
- be able to analyse social problems, which cause crime
- be able to discuss social problems, which arise from crime
- be able to recognise that crime is a social product, which affects individuals in many different ways
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Six major theories of social problems: -Postitution: definitions -Legal regulation -Experience -Government inquiries -The Victorian experiment -AIDS/HIV competing models of prostitution
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.