ACR201 - Issues in Criminal Justice
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | ASL204, ASL304 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Chris Linke |
| Prerequisite: | Students must complete unit ACR101 and ACR102, plus 2 credit points at any level |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ASL204, ASL304 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided) 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus) | |
Content
This unit is a core unit in Criminology. It builds on ACR101 and ACR102 to critically examine a host of issues relating to criminal justice, including notions of justice, issues in policing, corrections and punishment. The unit requires students to engage with core debates in criminology in relation to the operations of the criminal justice system.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Critically analyse key issues in different sectors of the criminal justice system, including policing, courts and corrections, taking into consideration a range of social and cultural contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO2 | Research, analyse and develop evidence-based arguments in response to contemporary issues in the criminal justice system crime problems, and to communicate the results of this research online and written media | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Monitor and summarise an unfolding contemporary issue in criminal justice, working in a team to produce an online guide to that issue | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication, Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Apply an informed and independent ethical understanding of key issues in contemporary criminal justice to scenarios and issues likely to be encountered in professional roles within criminal justice and reflect on your own professional development | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Online Exercise | 400 words or equivalent | 10% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: (Group) Assignment | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 9 |
| Assessment 3: Report | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ACR201 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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