Overview

In this unit, you will examine key aspects of criminal justice response to gendered violence and relevant changes in policing and courts. You will identify a specific area for sustained investigation. Focused on this area, you will undertake a targeted review of the relevant criminological academic literature and complete an … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

T2-57-CLAYTON-ON-BLK

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Associate Professor Bridget Harris

Unit Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Bridget Harris

Notes

This unit is taught either in intensive mode or across standard teaching periods. For intensive mode teaching dates, please refer to the non-standard dates website for the census date and information regarding financial penalties.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of 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.

7.

Students at 4th year level will be able to self-determine the research process, demonstrating a higher level of rigour and discernment in their assessment tasks.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment

1 - Case study
2 - Policy Brief
3 - Quiz/Quizzes

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures
Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Availability in areas of study

International development practice