ACR301 - International and Comparative 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: | ASL222, ASL322 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Ian Warren |
| Prerequisite: | Students must complete units ACR101 and ACR102 plus 4 credit points at level 2 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ASL222, ASL322 |
| 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 introduces students to a range of theoretical and applied material on cross-cultural, transnational and international criminology. The problems of transnational and international crime are issues for all nations. Historically, most crime control debates focus on the national rather than transnational or international problems. This dilemma is particularly evident in the prosecution of foreign nationals in culturally distinct justice systems. The concept of global justice is framed within the growing concern about transnational crime, and the lack of discrete institutions to deal with these problems. The unit aims to encourage students to think critically about whether current arrangements for dealing with transnational crime are adequate, and to propose new models designed to resolve these problems. It draws on a combination of databases, policy documents, legal cases and empirical studies.
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 | Identify, analyse, critically interpret and clearly communicate the major causes of, responses to and viable future directions for dealing with various transnational, comparative and international crime problems. This includes:
| GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO2 | Apply advanced discipline-specific knowledge and research to a transnational, international or comparative justice topic of your choice. This includes thinking in a critical and informed way about these issues you encounter, asking questions in class and online forums to clarify your interpretations and research approach, and recognising the importance and limits of ongoing research in building improved knowledge in these fields | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Collaborate with peers and staff through discussion forums to examine a select transnational, comparative or international justice problem of your choice. This includes identifying and sharing relevant research that demonstrates what we know about the problem and how it is currently dealt with, understanding limits of available evidence you find and using this evidence to develop strategies that forge new and realistic directions in transnational, comparative or international justice policy-development and research. Also includes developing a 10-minute audio-visual presentation summarising your overall research 'findings' for Assessment 3 | GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the global implications of various transnational, comparative and international justice problems in light of broader limits to current research and policy involving international human rights and cooperative justice processes | GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Research and Writing Exercise | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 2: 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 ACR301 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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