ATS3464 Study tour: Comparative criminology USA
Faculty of Arts
ATS3464 Study tour: Comparative criminology USA is a level 3, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3464
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3464
No unit lists ATS3464 as a prerequisite in the 2021 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.
Prohibition: ATS2464
Overview
This intensively delivered unit is part of our Criminology Overseas program. The unit introduces students to the comparative study of criminology which involves the study of crime and social control across different cultural contexts. While it may appear easy to make simple comparisons, there is a need for a far greater understanding of what, how and why a comparison is being made. This unit studies the production of criminological knowledge across cultures as well as its meaning and how we understand it. This unit it gives students the opportunity to gain on-location access to experienced professional practitioners - Judges, Police/FBI, Prison staff - in the field of criminology in the United States of America. Examples of topics for comparative understanding include: prisons and punishment, policing, social inequality and crime, immigration and race/ethnicity, organised crime/gangs, and juvenile justice.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3464.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Appreciate the need for a comparative understanding of criminology in historical and current social perspectives;
- 2
Find and generate information and data that can be used to facilitate a comparative understanding of criminology, and its relationship to other social and political systems;
- 3
Critically evaluate contrasting perspectives and practitioner approaches to criminology in different jurisdictions;
- 4
Consider understandings of criminology in both domestic and international settings and the impact of these;
- 5
Synthesize, analyse and apply critical understandings of criminological comparisons to practices of national and international efforts to achieve justice;
- 6
Communicate the key elements necessary for comparative work to be undertaken and critically evaluate the advantages and limitations of understanding crime and social control across cultures.
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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3464 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Kate Burns
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Kate Burns
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3464?
ATS3464 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3464 offered?
ATS3464 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is ATS3464?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS3464?
ATS3464 is part of Criminology.