APG5106 Understanding, designing and delivering criminal justice policy
Faculty of Arts
APG5106 Understanding, designing and delivering criminal justice policy is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5106
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5106
1 unit list APG5106 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in coursework or research Masters
Overview
The unit prepares students to design, deliver and evaluate criminal justice policies.
Students are introduced to the dynamics of crime and justice policy-making in states, territories and federally. The unit considers theoretical explanations of governance and implementation of policy in practice. Students will learn how to develop, analyse and evaluate criminal justice policies. Students will gain an understanding of how public policy is developed and can be influenced by politics and special interest groups. This unit will explore policy issues related to crime prevention, recidivism, overrepresentation of certain people in the criminal justice system and the outsourcing of criminal justice service delivery
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Block on |
Assessment
- Parliamentary submission30%
- Poster presentation30%
- Policy brief40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Evaluate relationships between research, policy and practice, including the role of the public sector, the private sector and non-government organisations in developing and operationalising criminal justice policy
- 2
communicate policy-related matters effectively and perceptively in a range of formats
- 3
apply a range of skills within a team context, including team leadership, collaboration, problem-solving, decision-making and communication
- 4
identify and evaluate key obstacles to effective criminal justice policy making.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials19 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Silke Meyer
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Silke Meyer
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5106?
APG5106 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after APG5106?
APG5106 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including APG5125.
When is APG5106 offered?
In 2021, APG5106 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is APG5106?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5106 have an exam?
No. APG5106 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.