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PPP103 Criminal Justice & Society 1 (8)
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This subject has two elements: Firstly, it examines the nature and structure of the criminal justice system and the institutions, which constitute it. It focuses upon the nature of criminal law, criminal prosecutions and corrections. These issues are placed within an historical and comparative framework with the aim of understanding the evolution and status of the police role within the criminal justice system. Secondly, the subject explores the social and legislative contexts in which general duties policing occurs. It reviews the evolution to professional policing with its focus on investigative and problem-solving practices. |
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Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: PPP103
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 Policing Studies |
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Enrolment restrictions| Available to students in Associate Degree in Policing Practice - students will require internet access |
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| Incompatible subject(s) |
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| PPP114 PPP115 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
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Describe and explain the frameworks of the criminal justice system and the institutions which inform it.
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Describe the legislative foundations of modern policing.
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Explain the relationship between the practices and function of the criminal law and the police role.
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Explain the historical development of policing and the current organisational structures and roles of the New South Wales Police.
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Explain the notion of professional police work.
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Articulate basic principles underpinning contemporary theories on the concept of the police culture.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
Introduction to the nature of law within the common law system
Criminal Justice System: functions and interrelationships of the courts, police and prisons (including sentencing, punishment and corrections)
The general role of police within the criminal justice system
Interpreting the law:
The aims and functions of criminal law, including sources and influences on the criminal law
Development of the court system and the courts in action
The trial and the roles of the judiciary, prosecution and defence in lower and higher court criminal proceedings
The evolution of policing in New South Wales
Professionalism, policing and the scope of the police role
Structures, systems and technologies of the NSW Police
Contemporary theories of the police culture
Power, police, the State and bureaucracy
Police as investigators and problem-solvers (including aspects of the law of investigation) |
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Residential School| This subject contains a compulsory .5 day residential school.
The duration of the residential school is 4 hours to be held in conjunction with the residential periods for other concurrent subjects.
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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.
