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As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Vincent Hurley
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
50cp at 1000 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit introduces students to police and policing and their role and purpose in contemporary society. Policing is and always has been a complex and contentious aspect of society be it in crime prevention and or social control. This unit provides students with the theoretical tools required to make sense of the different forms of policing and the concepts that underpin them. The unit will critically explore the history of the police and policing, how officers are trained, corruption, the use of force, police culture through to policing transnational organised crime. Through analysis of historical and current policing issues, students will learn to assess the relevance and cause and effects of crime and how it is policed. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Paper Summary | 30% | No | 11.55pm Sunday, 23rd August |
Essay Plan | 20% | No | 11.55pm Sunday, 27th September |
Final Essay | 50% | No | 11.55pm Sunday, 25th October |
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 11.55pm Sunday, 23rd August
Weighting: 30%
A paper summary requires the student to conducting independent scholarly research and find a seminal paper (either a book chapter or a peer-reviewed article) on one chosen contemporary policing topic
Assessment Type 1: Plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 21 hours
Due: 11.55pm Sunday, 27th September
Weighting: 20%
Essay Plan sets the platform for students final assignment. The Essay Plan will cover individual topics/issues that students will be critically exploring in their final essay. They are required to research, assess and determine what are the 5 best scholarly publications they will be using to frame and argue their case.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 11.55pm Sunday, 25th October
Weighting: 50%
The student’s final essay examines the facets of contemporary policing practices. It requires scholarly consideration on existing policing praxis and social attitudes on 1 of 4 current social - policing issues. The essay asks students to determine if current police occupational practices and policies reflects social expectations.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
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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
STAFF AVAILABILITY
Week 1 Unit Guide & Brief History of Policing
Week 2 Police & Policing. What's the difference?
Week 3 Police Use of Force. The good and the bad
Week 4 Police Training & Culture. Is police culture a bad thing?
Week 5 Police Corruption. Noble Cause Corruption. What’s that?
Week 6 Police Strategies. What are they?
Week 7 The Pluralisation of Policing. What’s that?
Week 8 Policing Terrorism
Week 9 Organised Crime. What is it actually?
Week 10 Transnational Organised Crime. Human Trafficking
Week 11 Transnational Organised Crime. Counterfeit medicines
Week 12 Green Criminology. Policing the Environment
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