This subject contains a Workplace Learning component. Please contact the subject coordinator for further information.
This subject examines major schools of thought derived from, or impinging upon, the sociology of crime, deviance and social control. Attention is directed toward the schools of thought which have emerged in the last 20 years in Britain, U.S., Canada, and Australia. Special focus on critical criminology, left realism, feminism, and post modernism. The subject contains a section on the study of crime fiction, especially detective fiction from Australia, North America and Britain.
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2020.
HD/FL
One session
Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security
Not available to students who have completed 42000, JST501. Admission to Master of Social Science (Criminology) or similar Masters degree.
- an introduction to the analysis of crime fiction - a brief review of classical theories of crime - contemporary theories of crime - the application of theory to the analysis of criminal justice processes - analysis of the criminalisation process - analysis of the production of crime - a review of different types of crime, with an emphasis on distinguishing between working class, white collar and corporate crime
This subject contains a Workplace Learning component. Please contact the subject coordinator for further information.
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2020. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.