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SOCY344 Criminology and Justice Systems

Updated: 15 April 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Online level Level D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12 cp at 100 level in SOCY or 6 cp at 100 level in SOCY and CRIM100
Co-requisites None
Restrictions LS211 or LS311 or SOCY244 or SOCY444
Notes None
Combined Units SOCY444 - Criminology and Justice Systems
Coordinator(s) John Scott (jscott6@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit explores crime and criminality, particularly the aetiological dimensions of crime and strategies of crime control. Classical and contemporary criminological research will be examined, and the interaction of theory, practice and law outlined. The unit utilises both traditional and problem-based learning approaches.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Understanding Crime Data
ISBN: 9780335195183
Coleman, C. and Moynihan, J., Open University Press 1996
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Crime and Criminology: An Introduction
ISBN: 9780195551563
White, R. and Haines, F., OUP 4th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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