Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Arts and Humanities

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• Unit Title

  Criminology

• Unit Code

  CRI1103

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  3

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

• Unit Coordinator

  Miss Suzanne Williamina ELLIS

Description

This unit will introduce students to the study of criminology, the theories of criminology and the explanations of crime. It will provide students with an overview of society and will explore the link between society and crime. Major criminological theories will be applied to the understanding of crime in the modern world.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded JUS1105

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Describe the development of criminology as a discipline.
2. Apply sociological and criminological theories to a range of crime types.
3. Explain the nature and extent of crime using relevant criminological research, drawing attention to differences between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Australia.
4. Outline social and political processes and their relationship to crime and deviance.
5. Communicate criminological ideas using a specific structure and disciplinary conventions.

Unit Content

1. Crime prevention.
2. Crimes of violence.
3. Definitions of society, crime, deviance and criminology.
4. Ethnicity and crime.
5. Property crime.
6. The examination of the extent and locations of crime.
7. The process of socialisation and social control, conformity and deviance.
8. Theories of crime including biological, psychological and sociological explanations.
9. Victims and crime.
10. White collar crime.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit is conducted in both the on-campus and off-campus modes. On-campus students attend a two hour lecture and a one hour tutorial each week. Lectures are used to introduce students to the fundamental theories, concepts and research relevant to understand the nature and extent of crime in society and the sociological explanations of offending behaviour. On-campus tutorials provide students with the opportunity to discuss critical aspects of the content in greater detail and in doing so, further develop their communication skills. Assessment methods provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their content knowledge, critical thinking and develop their written and oral communication skills. Off-campus students are provided with an electronic version of the internal lecture and weekly tutorials. All information is delivered to off-campus students via Blackboard. Regular online activities delivered via the online modules and the discussion board provide students with the opportunity to discuss critical aspects of the content in greater detail. Online tutorials are used to engage students in the unit and provide them the opportunity to develop their communication skills through interaction with their peers. Assessment methods provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their content knowledge, critical thinking and develop their written and oral communication skills. Regular online access is required. In addition to weekly content, extra time is required for reading prescribed text and for assignment research, preparation and submission.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Core Reading(s)

• White, R. D., Haines, F., & Asquith, N. L. (2017). Crime & criminology (Sixth edition /). South Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/987086984
• White, R., & Perrone, S. (2015). Crime, criminality and criminal justice. (2nd ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/885432510?databaseList=638