The Criminal Trial - CRIM3020
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Social Sciences
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: 24 units of credit in the Criminology stream or enrolment in Program 3422 or 4763 and 12 uoc in Level 2 SLSP courses and 18 uoc in Level 2 Criminology courses
Excluded: CRIM3008
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Subject Area: Criminology
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.