Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Rolando Ochoa Hernandez
Contact via email
by appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
16cp in PICT units at 800 level or above including PICT888
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Criminology offers an invaluable scholarly perspective to analyse the effectiveness of contemporary criminal justice practice and policies. This unit enables students to develop a criminological understanding of the operation of various facets of the criminal justice system, particularly police, courts and corrective services. Students will critically evaluate crime reduction and prevention strategies currently employed both in Australia and overseas, and will formulate practical and effective solutions to real-world contemporary crime problems.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Unit participation | 10% | Yes | week 1-13 |
Data critique | 25% | Yes | Friday of Week 5 |
Policy brief 2 | 25% | Yes | Friday of Week 10 |
Essay | 40% | Yes | Friday of Week 13 |
Due: week 1-13
Weighting: 10%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students are expected to actively participate in seminar discussions (or online forums for external students).
Due: Friday of Week 5
Weighting: 25%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students will use the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission's Illicit Drug Data Report to critically analyse the production and uses of data contained in the report. Students will:
Assess the usefulness of the data presented
Interpret the data critically within local drug policy frameworks, such as the National Drug Strategy
Due: Friday of Week 10
Weighting: 25%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
For this assessment, students will find an example of an Australian , evidence-based Criminal Justice policy and write a brief on it. This should be a professional-grade policy brief aimed at high level CJS decisionmakers. It should include relevant information on the policy as well as an evaluation of its results.
Due: Friday of Week 13
Weighting: 40%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Throughout the semester, students will research and follow a CJ topic of their choosing (agreed to in discussion with the unit convenor). They will gather evidence and literature on this topic - putting together a portfolio - and produce an essay. The specific theme of the essay is also of the student's choosing.
The topic should be set by Week 4.
UNIT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
REQUIRED READINGS
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT TASKS
LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS
WORD LIMITS FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS
REASSESSMENT OF ASSIGNMENTS DURING THE SEMESTER
1. Introduction to the course themes
2. Evidence-based policy
3. Research and data in criminology
4. Policing
5. The Courts
6. Corrections
7. Alternatives to the CJS
8. The War on Drugs
9. The War on Terror
10. Policing the Powerful
11. Crime Policy in Australia I
12. Crime Policy in Australia II
13. The Future and Finale
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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