Available in 2024
Course code

CRIM3010

Units

20 units

Level

3000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course applies criminological theories to analyses of contemporary crime and deviance and their relationship with social justice and human rights. It equips students with an understanding of the intersection of knowledge, discourse, power, forms of state governance, and community participation. Topics may include risk society, governmentality, class and gender, and how aspects of globalisation and science have transformed the nation-state’s engagement with crime, deviance and security. The course provides the opportunity for students to integrate and consolidate knowledge and skills learned throughout the criminology and combined degrees and the criminology major. This enables students to articulate a clear analysis of crime, criminality, and victimisation as influenced through institutional power, and subsequent impacts on social inclusion.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Newcastle City Precinct

  • Semester 1 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Understand the different approaches to the study of power and crime.

2. Articulate a clear analysis of crime, criminality, and victimisation within society as influenced by institutional power.

3. Contrast primary and secondary source material in the study of crime and criminality.

4. Identify bias within source material.

5. Evaluate the impact of crime on people of varying gender, race, class, and social economic status.

6. Explain the connection between state power and definitions of crime and deviance.


Content

The course will include discussion of crime and power across the following dynamic areas: Gender; race; class; youth crime and deviance; financial and corporate crime; violent crime; terrorism; criminal victimisation; policing and crime prevention; the influence of the media.


Assumed knowledge

CRIM1010 or CRIM1020, plus 20 CRIM or SOCA coded units at 2000 level


Assessment items

Essay: Essay

Report: Written assessment

Quiz: Blackboard quizzes x 3


Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct

Lecture-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 11 week(s) starting in week 2

Course outline