ATS3210 Study tour: Crime and criminal justice in Asia
Faculty of Arts
ATS3210 Study tour: Crime and criminal justice in Asia is a level 3, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3210
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3210
No unit lists ATS3210 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second year Arts units. It is highly recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed two gateway units in Criminology.
Overview
In this unit, students learn about cultural and socio-economic development of Asian countries and its relevance to crime and justice through an intensive study tour programme to countries in Asia. This unit will analyse issues affecting our region and consider how dominant Western ideas of criminological theory and research might/might not apply in Asian countries through comparative studies. It will give students opportunities to learn from experienced academics and professional practitioners such as police, crime investigation agents, prosecutors, judges, prison staff and NGOs in Asia. Examples of topics include, policing, crime control, legal system, prisons and punishment, social inequality and crime, and juvenile justice.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3210.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
An understanding of key historical, social, cultural, and economic dimensions of the crime and justice context relevant to the Asia region;
- 2
An understanding of the ways that development, crime and justice intersect and the ways that development impacts on crime and justice;
- 3
A demonstrated ability to conduct comparative studies;
- 4
A demonstrated ability to critically analyse and compare practical and policy responses to contemporary challenges of crime, justice and development in different jurisdictions;
- 5
An informed theoretical critique of how dominant Western ideas of criminological theory and research might/might not apply in Asian countries.
Workload and teaching
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.
Where it fits
ATS3210 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Lennon Chang
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Lennon Chang
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3210?
ATS3210 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3210 offered?
ATS3210 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is ATS3210?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS3210?
ATS3210 is part of Criminology and Global Asia.