LAWS6048 - Explaining Crime

Objectives

• Examine the relevance of theory to the process of explaining crime as a social phenomenon.
• Analyse the history of criminological thought.
• Assess contemporary approaches to criminological explanation including the influence of feminism and postmodernism.
• Explore the links between criminological theory and the development of public policy.

Content

Crime and criminality; crime and the individual; crime and sociological explanations; Marxism and critical criminology; gender and crime; neo-positivism and administrative criminology; the influence of Foucault and theories of governmentality; republicanism and restorative justice; diverse directions in theoretical criminology.

Session

Semester 1 2010
Monday 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 timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

• 1 x Take Home Exam
• 1 x 4,500 Word Essay & Class Work

Courses this unit is available in

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