CRIM3020
10 units
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, and 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
Replacing course(s)
This course replaces the following course(s): CRIM3010. Students who have successfully completed CRIM3010 are not eligible to enrol in CRIM3020.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Apply criminological theory to analyses of power and crime.
2. Articulate a clear analysis of crime, criminality, and victimisation as influenced by institutional power.
3. Evaluate the impact of crime on people of varying gender, race, class, and social economic status.
4. Demonstrate critical thinking skills through explaining the connection between state power and definitions of crime and deviance.
5. Produce written knowledge for public dissemination on criminal justice issues.
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 units of CRIM or SOCA coded courses at 2000 level.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Essay
Written Assignment: Report
Quiz: Online Quiz x 3
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct
Lecture-1
- Online 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
- CRIM3020 - Semester 1, 2024 (Ncle) (PDF, 288.5 KB)
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