LAWS6032 - Crime Research & Policy

Objectives

• Examine the research methods in the context of criminology and explore the relationship between theory and methodology.
• Assess the production of knowledge about crime.
• Examine the sources and forms of crime data.

Content

Interpreting crime statistics and secondary data; introduction to research: theory method, policy and ethics; quantitative and qualitative research; surveys and interviews; statistics; sampling; standardised scores; bivariate statistics; correlation co-efficients; chi-square, significance testing.

Session

Semester 1 2010
Tuesday Evenings, 6-8pm

This unit is compulsory for Master of Criminology (MCrim) and Graduate Diploma in Criminology (GradDipCrim) candidates and co-requisite for other criminology units. The unit replaced Crime Research and Policy 1.

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

• 1 x 3,000 Word Research Proposal (40%)
• 1 x Tutorial Paper (20%)
• 1 x Exam (40%)

Courses this unit is available in

Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Global Law | Master of Criminology | Graduate Diploma in Criminology