JST346 Criminal Investigations in Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Societies (8)
Abstract| This subject will identify and explore various ways in which racial and ethnic diversity can impact on a criminal investigation. In particular, students will focus on the ways in which such diversity can create competing pressures for an investigation, and the effects which traditional investigative practices can have on members of ethnic and racial minorities. Students will be required to apply their more general learning to the specific policing situations which they face in their own professional domain. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Distance | Manly Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST346
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 | Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security |
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Enrolment restrictions| This subject is restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Policing (Investigations) and the Bachelor of Policing. Access to a computer and the internet is required. |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to identify and explain the ways in which racial and ethnic diversity impacts on a criminal investigation
- be able to explain the reasons why these impacts are a factor in contemporary criminal investigations
- be able to explain the ways in which the rights of members of ethnic and racial minorities are at risk during criminal investigations
- be able to demonstrate an extended professional capacity to conduct criminal investigations in ethnically and racially diverse societies
- be able to develop and critique strategies for minimising any negative impacts of racial and ethnic diversity on a criminal investigation
- be able to develop and critique strategies for maximising any positive impacts of racial and ethnic diversity on a criminal investigation |
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- identification of key ethnic and racial groups within Australia
- historical and other antecedents which can impact on the relationships between key ethnic and racial groups and police
- the competing pressures on criminal investigators as a result of ethnic and racial diversity
- ensuring equity for members of ethnic and racial groups during criminal investigations
- working with racial and ethnic diversity to further criminal investigations
- minimising the ways in which racial and ethnic diversity impact negatively on investigative processes |
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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.
