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LAWS6032: Crime Research and Policy
2025 unit information
This unit provides an examination of research methods in the context of criminology. The relationship between theory and methodology is explored. The production of knowledge about crime is critically assessed. Sources and forms of crime data are discussed and their significance is assessed. Research design, evaluation and analysis are also studied. This is a core unit for students enrolled in the Master of Criminology. Further information about this unit is available in the Sydney Law School timetable https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable, unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units and academic staff profile https://www.sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people/academic-staff.html
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Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Critically analyse and describe to an advanced level the significance of criminological research in the development and evaluation of criminal justice policy and practice
- LO2. Critically evaluate crime research methodology, findings, and the analysis of crime statistics.
- LO3. Identify and evaluate the sources and forms of crime data while applying ethical approaches and theory, and acknowledging issues in criminological research
- LO4. Synthesise primary and secondary sources such as crime statistics, articulate research methodologies in criminology and evaluate relevant methods for data collection such as surveys, interviews, observations, and quasi-experiments.
- LO5. Communicate complex research approaches in criminology clearly and in detail to a range of diverse audiences.
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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