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CRIM2602: Crime, Punishment and Society
2025 unit information
This unit explores key features of criminal justice processes and practices, with a critical examination of policing, sentencing, punishment and prison in their historical, social, political and cultural contexts. It considers a range of related concepts and issues, including the expansion of punishment in society and post-release life.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Sociology and Criminology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Criminology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Social Policy or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Socio-legal Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Sociology |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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SCLG2634 or SCLG2566 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate a familiarity with the nature and dynamics of criminological theory, criminal justice practices and institutions in their social, historical, cultural, political and economic contexts
- LO2. demonstrate an understanding of how criminological discourse differs from other approaches to knowledge
- LO3. demonstrate the capacity (i) to address criminological and socio-legal issues using the methods and perspectives of a variety of disciplines in the social sciences, and (ii) to investigate the issues central to those disciplines using the specific intellectual methods and materials of criminology.
- LO4. demonstrate improved oral and written communication skills
- LO5. demonstrate strengthened analytical and research skills, including the ability to identify and evaluate different interpretations of an issue, present evidence and argument in support of your own particular position
- LO6. demonstrate enhanced problem-solving skills and capacity to work to a particular goal as part of a group.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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