School Of Social SciencesDrugs and CriminalisationWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 400074.2
Discipline: CRIMINOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Foundation units in criminology
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Successful completion of 40 credit points.
About this Unit
Criminological research and literature increasingly associates crime and criminalization with drug use and the prohibition of some substances. This unit will offer students an insight into this important field of criminological enquiry by critically engaging with drugs policy, legislation, and representations of drug use. It also critically discusses the global implications of the US/UN driven ‘war on drugs’.