ATS2469 Victims, justice and the law
Faculty of Arts
ATS2469 Victims, justice and the law is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2469
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2469
No unit lists ATS2469 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Completion of two first year gateway criminology units.
Prohibition: ATS3469
Overview
The unit considers the concepts of justice, victims and the law as they exist within and beyond the legal system. The unit engages with historical and contemporary perspectives and constructions of these intersecting concepts to explore understandings of crime and criminality, and examine the potentials and limitations of the legal system in practice. Bringing together interdisciplinary approaches from law, criminology and socio-legal studies, this unit considers the relationships between law, justice and victims through the study of: criminal and civil law, restorative justice, therapeutic jurisprudence, public policy, the media, criminal justice procedures, human rights and social change.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify how concepts of victims, justice and the law are constructed in historical and contemporary contexts;
- 2
Demonstrate research skills using University library and databases to access contemporary scholarship and data to inform written and in class discussions;
- 3
Demonstrate depth of knowledge and comprehension of key criminological perspectives and concepts involving victims, justice and the law;
- 4
Communicate well-structured, evidenced and organised responses to contemporary debates involving victims, justice and the law; and
- 5
Identify and synthesise understandings of justice, victims and the law, including an analysis of their theoretical versus practical application and impacts.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 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.
Where it fits
ATS2469 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Zarina Vakhitova
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Zarina Vakhitova
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2469?
ATS2469 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2469 offered?
In 2020, ATS2469 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS2469?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS2469?
ATS2469 is part of Criminology.