ATS3106 Developing criminal justice policy
Faculty of Arts
ATS3106 Developing criminal justice policy is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Summer B at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Summer B
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3106
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3106
No unit lists ATS3106 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisites: 12 credit points of Level 2 Arts or Law units
Prohibition: APG5106
Overview
In this unit, you are introduced to the dynamics of crime and justice policy-making in Australia and will consider the factors that influence the implementation of criminal justice policy in practice. You will learn how to develop, analyse and evaluate criminal justice policies and understand what lessons can be learnt from past policies and will gain an understanding of how public policy is developed. Focus will be placed on how criminal justice policy is influenced and shaped by politics, special interest groups and events.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester B | Clayton | Flx blk |
Assessment
- Case StudyWritten30%
- Analytical exerciseExercise35%
- Presentation23%
- Exercise12%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyse relationships between research, policy and practice, including the role of the public sector, the private sector and non-government organisations in developing criminal justice policy;
- 2
communicate policy-related matters in a range of formats;
- 3
apply a range of skills within a team context, including collaboration, problem-solving, decision-making and communication;
- 4
identify and communicate key obstacles to effective criminal justice policy making;
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
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.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
Where it fits
ATS3106 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Kate Burns
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Kate Burns
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3106?
ATS3106 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3106 offered?
In 2025, ATS3106 runs in Summer B at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3106?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3106 have an exam?
No. ATS3106 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3106?
ATS3106 is part of Criminology.