JST333 Community Corrections (8)
Abstract| This subject aims to provide an overview of issues relating to the management of offenders in the community within the context of the political, academic and popular discourses which underpin discussions of non-custodial punishments. A central theme running throughout the subject is the extent to which such discourses reflect a preoccupation with imprisonment as the only 'real' punishment for crime. The origins, rationales, use, and evaluation of community based corrections will be considered including exploration of its theoretical foundations and role in society. The focus will be upon the philosophy and practice of community corrections including contemporary themes and debates, in both the Australian and international contexts. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST333
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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| JST477 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the evolving use of punishment and of the place of community corrections in this process;
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which punishment and, in particular, community punishment, has been justified;
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of community corrections including its historical origins and development within the context of changing ideological paradigms such as deinstitutionalisation and decarceration;
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of predominant critiques and challenges and how these have contributed to the reconceptualisation of traditional understandings of punishment;
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of political, social and economic contexts for the emergence of punitivism, risk-based approaches, and actuarial justice;
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the broader impacts of community corrections in society including unintended consequences such as 'net-widening';
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of current themes, debates, controversies, and future directions in relation to community corrections policy and practice;
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which race and gender are entrenched in the structure, meanings, experience, and implications of community punishments.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Introducing community corrections (deinstitutionalisation and decarceration)
- Justifying punishment (why punish?)
- Thinking critically about punishment
- The 'community' in community corrections (challenging the rhetoric of 'community')
- Alternatives to custody? (decarceration and net-widening)
- 'Toughening up': Punishment in the community (the 'new' punitivism)
- The risk society and actuarial justice
- Rehabilitation
- Effectiveness
- Critical issues: Gender and Race
- Working in community corrections: Role & identity
- Future directions: Community justice
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
