School Of Social SciencesCreating Criminal Justice SolutionsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102713.2
Discipline: JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION
Student Contribution Band: 4
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
102251 - Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice and Policing
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Successful completion of 60 credit points at Level 1 and 60 credit points at Level 2. Students must be enrolled in courses 1662/1844 Bachelor of Policing, 1719 Bachelor of Policing Studies - Non NSW Police Pathway, 1709 Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice, 1713 Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Social Work, 1734 Bachelor of Policing (Leadership Program), 2767 Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Laws, 6025 Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice and 6029 Diploma in Social Science (Policing)/Bachelor of Policing.
Enrolment in the online option of the unit will be limited to students returning to complete their Bachelor of Policing after completing the CSU Associate Degree in Policing Practices. Student enrolment in the unit will be monitored and any students enrolled in the online option who are not in this category will be requested to change their enrolment to an on-campus location.
About this Unit
In this unit, students will consider some of the contemporary issues faced by the criminal justice system and the possible solutions to these real world problems. Using knowledge and skills drawn from their experience and study in their degree, students will be required to explore a critical policing or criminal justice issue and develop potential solutions. The unit aims to develop skills in problem analysis and managing the practical constraints faced by social scientists working in applied criminal justice and policing settings. Students will identify a critical issue (such as policing domestic violence, police engagement with CALD youth, criminal justice responses to cybercrimes), which they will explore individually and in groups throughout the semester. Students will become familiar with and learn to apply the policy/practice development cycle to identify critical issues, survey existing research and practices, develop alternative strategies for resolving the identified problem, and evaluating the expected outcomes.
Courses| 1709.2 | Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice | CURRENT |
| 1713.1 | Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Social Work | CONTINUING |
| 1713.2 | Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Social Work | CURRENT |
| 1734.3 | Bachelor of Policing (Leadership Program) | CURRENT |
| 1844.2 | Bachelor of Policing | CURRENT |
| 2767.3 | Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Laws | CONTINUING |
| 2767.4 | Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Laws | CONTINUING |
| 6025.1 | Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice | CONTINUING |
| 6025.2 | Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice | CONTINUING |
| 6025.3 | Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice | CURRENT |
| 6029.1 | Diploma in Social Science (Policing)/Bachelor of Policing | CONTINUING |
| 6044.1 | Diploma in Social Science (Policing)/Bachelor of Policing | CONTINUING |
| 6044.2 | Diploma in Social Science (Policing)/Bachelor of Policing | CURRENT |