JST522 Selected Issues in Criminological Practice Reading Subject (16)
CSU Discipline Area: Justice Studies (JUSTU)
Duration: Two sessions
Abstract:
This subject will involve in-depth reading and seminars in one of a variety of criminology topics/areas.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance | Bathurst | Session 2 |
| Distance | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST522
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
JST517 and (JST5%% or JST4%%)
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students enrolled in, or who have completed JST513 Dissertation, JST523 Dissertation, or JST514 Selected Issues in Criminological practice Reading Subject.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate familiarity with the literature in the chosen field of study
- be able to demonstrate a scholarly appreciation of specific topics and issues relating to that field
- be able to demonstrate higher level analytical and research skills
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Topics vary, depending on chosen field. Fields and topics in which supervision is currently available include: private prisons, psychological explanations of criminal behaviour, sex offender therapy, domestic violence, sane automatism, crime fiction, police and media, psychological disorders in the puerperium and criminal behaviour, investigative interviewing, criminal investigation, firearms control, victims rights, alcoholism in emergency service, family disruption and crime, step-families and domestic violence, police ethics, offender profiling, eyewitness testimony, fear of crime, prostitution, sexual assault, welfare crime, history of crime, prison history, Aborigines, death and 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.