JST544 Leadership and Strategic Thinking in Crime Control (8)

This subject explores the significance of leadership and strategic thinking for those responsible for the prevention of financial crime, money laundering and terrorist financing. It critiques models of leadership in light of differing contextual demands found in regulated and unregulated settings. The subject examines strategic thinking as a key tenant in competent and successful leadership by drawing on instances of organisational success and failure in the prevention of financial crime, money laundering and terrorist financing. The subject focuses on the essential development of leadership, reflection, strategic thinking and planning skills for professional practitioners working in the field of financial crime, money laundering and terrorist financing prevention.

Availability

Session 3 (90)
Online
Canberra Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST544. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to review leadership and strategic thinking theory, models and frameworks;
  • be able to examine and define the ethical dimension of leadership and corporate crime;
  • be able to analyse the impact of leadership on organisational control of financial crime across private, public and non-profit contexts;
  • be able to apply reflective and reflexive skills to generate and evaluate own leadership and strategic thinking behaviours in professional practice; and
  • be able to demonstrate the communication, literacy, numeracy, research and digital skills required of a competent professional financial crime control practitioner.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Leadership and strategic thinking in the area of crime control, including the following topics
  • Management of financial crime control operations
  • Approaches to and principles of crime control leadership
  • Strategic thinking
  • Financial crime control through organisational change
  • Challenging existing crime control practices
  • The role of a leader in corporate governance and the creation and maintenance of corporate culture

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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