Critical Issues in Restorative Justice - JURD7817
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.
Excluded: CRIM2022, CRIM3019, LAWS8117
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Restorative Justice (RJ) is a term that encompasses a range of non-adversarial approaches to criminal justice. These processes focus on engaging affected parties in decision-making aimed at repairing the harm caused by crime. The course will consider international developments in RJ, the major forms of RJ used in Australia (e.g. youth conferencing, forum sentencing) and related national and international developments (e.g. circle sentencing, transitional justice, truth and reconciliation commissions). The course will include critical analysis of RJ with reference to: its theoretical underpinnings, the social, political and cultural contexts in which it is used, and whether it is appropriate for some/all forms of offending/offenders.
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of key concepts in restorative justice.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of the suitability of restorative processes to particular situations.
- Critically examine the use of restorative justice in contemporary criminal practice.
- Examine restorative justice within the wider social and political context.
- Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.
- Undertake legal research and writing in the field.
- Undertake interdisciplinary research concerning restorative justice practices.
Assessment
Research Essay - 70%
Class Participation - 15%
In-class Presentation - 15%
Class Participation - 15%
In-class Presentation - 15%
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