ACR203 - Crime, Victims and 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: | ASL224 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Mary Iliadis |
| Prerequisite: | Students must complete 4 credit points at any level |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ASL224 |
| 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) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only. | |
Content
This unit examines different categories of victims, theoretical perspectives on victimisation and the key issues that arise in the treatment of victims at various stages of the criminal justice process. Topics covered include victim typologies, sexual assault victimisation, victims of violent crime, victims of international crimes, victims at the border and victims of the Australian criminal justice system. The unit encourages students to critically consider the ways that victims are responded to by the various agencies of the criminal justice system, the media and the community.
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 scholarly approaches to understanding victimological theories/concepts/issues and consider their relevance in relation to representations of and responses to victims by society, the media and the criminal justice system. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Understand and critique the challenges experienced by victims in the criminal justice system and demonstrate an ability to evaluative policy and make recommendations for reform to improve victims' justice experiences in a scholarly manner | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Identify the challenges experienced by a diverse range of victims within and beyond the criminal justice system and consider the applicability of innovative formal and informal responses to victims in national and international contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Engage with historical and contemporary perspectives and constructions of crime, victims and justice, and describe how these intersecting concepts impact and shape society's perceptions of victims and victimisation experiences | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Use digital communication technologies to identify and apply criminological knowledge to examine, critique and synthesise current and emerging victimology concerns impacting vulnerable and diverse communities, including (but not limited to) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and culturally and linguistically diverse communities in global contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital Literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global Citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Research and Writing Exercise | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: Report | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3: Essay | 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 ACR203 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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