Critical Victimology - LAWS8122
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: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Pre-requisite: Academic Program must be 9200 or 9210 or 9230 or 5740 or 9285 or 5285 or 9235 or 5235 or 9220 or 5750.
Excluded: JURD7422
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
LLM Specialisations
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Basic understanding of criminal justice. While some knowledge of criminology and criminal justice is useful, there will be no assumption that students possess such knowledge prior to commencing the course.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of different theories of victimisation;
- Understand the role of the victim in the criminal justice system;
- Engage in debate concerning criminal justice policy and reform;
- Undertake interdisciplinary research on criminal justice issues.
Main Topics
- victimology
- the victim in criminal justice,
- the rise of the victim right's movement
- law and order
- the victim in common law and statute
- specialised courts
- sexual assault and domestic violence
- homicide
- indigenous justice
- restorative justice
Assessment
Research essay 80%