PPP104 Criminal Justice & Society 2 (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Policing, law enforcement & emergency management (POLEM)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
The subject has two elements: Firstly, the subject extends students' knowledge and understanding of the police role within the Criminal Justice System. It focuses on police powers, and the discretionary nature of police work. Secondly, the subject extends students' understanding of the social and legislative contexts in which general duties policing occurs. In particular the subject examines the more common criminal offences and the diverse social factors that underpin the involvement of people as victims and offenders.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Term 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance * | Goulburn | Term 2 |
| Distance * | Goulburn | Term 3 |
| Distance * | Goulburn |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PPP104
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Prerequisite(s):
Enrolment restrictions:
Available to students in the Associate Degree in Policing Practice - students will require internet access
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Explain the relationship between the practices and function of the criminal law and the police role.
- Explain and apply police powers with respect to investigations of crime and traffic offences, and the detention and interrogation of suspected persons.
- Explain and apply the concept of police discretion within the investigation of common criminal and social problems confronting general duties police.
- Explain the concepts of crime and deviance in the context of policing.
- Illustrate stratification and various dimensions of social inequality within Australian society and their impact on policing, including: gender, education, employment, family, youth, ethnic and indigenous perspectives.
- Explain how power imbalances impact upon policing in the community.
- Articulate and apply legislation to common criminal offences, including: summary offences, drug offences, larceny, goods in custody, receiving, accessories, malicious damage and assaults.
- Articulate key issues related to the police role in victim care.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Police discretion in pre-trial investigation practices - the doctrine of original authority and the operational autonomy of police in investigation and interrogation practices The Young Offenders Act Specific powers of police in relation to entry, search and seizure as well as arrest, detention and interrogation of suspected persons Crime, deviance and policing Policing indigenous people Social inequality, summary offences and social behaviour . persons at risk . youth . use of public places Social inequality and offences against the person . introduction to assaults . police role in victim care Social inequality and offences against property . larceny . goods in custody, receiving and accessories . malicious damage Introduction to drugs
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 1.5 day residential school.
The duraction of the residential school is 9 hours to be held in conjunction with residential periods for other concurrent subjects.
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.