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Pathways to Justice - CRIM3008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description
Subject Area: Criminology Module: "Victims' Rights" This elective provides an introduction to victims' rights and victimology as emerging areas of criminological theory and practice. Victimology, as a distinct discipline of criminology focused on the subjectivity and agency of the victim of crime, will phrase an inquiry into the various means by which victims are now accorded some role within the criminal justice system. The emerging significance of the victim will be assessed through the various programs now calling for the participation of the victim as relevant subjects of law and justice. These include frameworks of victims' rights, victims' compensation and the inclusion of victims in sentencing. Module: "Restorative Justice" Explores the theory and practice of restorative justice; that is, conflict resolution that involve victims, offenders and communities in a joint decision-making process rather than traditional legal and court-based responses. Assesses the strengths and limitations of restorative justice, and examines its application in a variety of settings from youth justice conferencing to in-prison restorative programs, to indigenous circle sentencing, to school and workplace bullying and to the global arena. Module: "The Criminal Trial" (Semester 1, 2011) This course examines the conduct of criminal trials in Australia and other countries. Through court observations and comparative study, it aims to enhance students' understanding of the particular features of the trial in Australian jurisdictions. Students will critically evaluate criminal justice and trial processes in other countries by focusing on a number of themes including: different trial processes; a comparison of the Australian, US, French, Chinese and Japanese criminal justice systems; juries; judges; the fair trial; child defendants; vulnerable witnesses; victims' rights; sexualt assault trials; and law reform. |