This subject equips the student with a foundational understanding of crime, criminology, intelligence analysis and the role of intelligence in the criminal justice system.
HD/FL
One session
Centre for Law and Justice
1. Crime and criminal behaviour
-Types of crime
-Causes of crime
-Emerging trends
2. The criminal justice system
-Police
-Courts
-Probation
-Prison
-Aftercare
3. Responding to crime
-Theories of crime control
-Environmental criminology and the crime triangle
-Intelligence led policing
4 The intelligence cycle
-The role of intelligence in preventing and responding to crime.
The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of JST117 in Session 2 2021. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.