ATS3224 Gender, family violence and criminal justice system responses
Faculty of Arts
ATS3224 Gender, family violence and criminal justice system responses is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2022. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Other periods
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3224
Prohibitions
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After ATS3224
No unit lists ATS3224 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
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Overview
In this unit, students will examine key aspects of criminal justice response to gendered violence and relevant changes in policing and courts. Students will identify a specific area for sustained investigation. Focused on this area, students will undertake a targeted review of the relevant criminological academic literature and complete an independent research exercise. This research will be supervised by the Unit Coordinator with input from other staff as appropriate.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Case studyAssignment20%
- Policy BriefAssignment50%
- Quiz/QuizzesOther30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse and explain criminal justice responses to gendered family violence;
- 2
Engage with a variety of critical and theoretical debates focused on legal responses to family violence;
- 3
Identify and critically evaluate the extant literature about this issue;
- 4
Differentiate and appraise a range of methodological approaches that have been used to police family violence;
- 5
Communicate in both oral and written formats about this issue;
- 6
Devise, prepare and complete a research project.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops8 hours
- Lectures8 hours
- Teaching approachActive 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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3224 is part of 6 areas of study in the 2022 handbook.
- CRIMINOL06Level 2 and 3 elective unitsCriminologyNo reviews yet
- CRIMINOL09Level 2 and 3 elective unitsCriminologyNo reviews yet
- GENDERST05ClaytonGender StudiesNo reviews yet
- GENDERST06Gender studies elective unitsGender StudiesNo reviews yet
- SOCIOLG05Level 2 and 3 elective unitsSociologyNo reviews yet
- SOCIOLG06Level 2 and 3 elective unitsSociologyNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Karen Gelb
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3224?
ATS3224 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3224 offered?
ATS3224 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.
How much work is ATS3224?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3224 have an exam?
No. ATS3224 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3224?
ATS3224 is part of Criminology, Gender Studies and Sociology.