Issues in Policing - CRIM2014

   
   
 
Course Outline: School of Social Sciences
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 30 units of credit at Level 1 including CRIM1010 or CRIM1011
 
 
Excluded: JURD7789, LAWS3789, LAWX1789
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
 
   
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Subject Area: Criminology

Charts the historical development of policing as a set of social and legal practices and considers the factors which continue to shape this development. Examines the role of law, human rights and occupational culture in the regulation of police practice and discusses emerging trends such as transnational policing, the policing of migration and security, and the emergence of a 'mixed economy' of policing within an interactive seminar setting.