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Drugs, Crime and Justice - CRIM2019
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: Contact School
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: CRIM1001 or CRIM1010 and 18 units of credit overall
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Examines social, legal and political responses to legal and illicit drug use in contemporary societies. Challenges social and media perceptions and responses to drug use and criminality. Canvasses existing research on the causes and prevalence of drug use, and of responses to it in Australia and overseas. Examines the efficacy of existing policies and practices of drug control and specific drug crime diversion strategies such as drug courts, treatment institutions, and early referral into treatment programs.

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