School Of Social Sciences And PsychologyIntroduction to Crime and Criminal Justice (WSTC)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 700127.3
Discipline: CRIMINOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101560 Introduction to Crime and Criminal Justice,
400680 Crime and Criminal Justice
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled at Western Sydney University, The College. Students enrolled in Extended Diplomas must pass 40 credit points from the preparatory units listed in the course structure prior to enrolling in this University level unit. Students enrolled in 7055 Diploma of Criminal and Community Justice Extended; 7075 Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice Extended (WSTC First Year Program); 7058 Diploma in Social Science (Policing) Extended and 7077 Bachelor of Social Science (Policing) Extended (WSTC First Year Program) must have successfully completed 700216 Introduction to the Australian Legal System before enrolling in this unit.
About this Unit
This unit provides an introduction to the study of both crime and criminal justice from a criminological perspective. The definition of particular social problems as crimes, how crime is measured and explained and who are identified as criminals or victims is not straightforward. This unit challenges the commonsense view that accepts at face value that crime can be defined by criminal law or by a conceptual analysis of the harm done. With a discussion of fundamental elements of institutions and practices the unit examines how police, courts and corrections influence processes of criminalisation and victimisation and the societal context in which this occurs.