Year
2019
Units
4.5
Contact
2 x 1-hour lectures weekly
1 x 1-hour tutorial weekly
Enrolment not permitted
1 of CRIM1001, CRIM1003 has been successfully completed
Assessment
Tests and Assessments.
Topic description
This topic provides a basic grounding in the causes, forms and impacts of crime.

In this topic students will explore:

  • the phenomenon of crime, its extent and location
  • individual and social explanations for criminal behaviour
  • various types of crime
  • the portrayal of crime in the Australian media
Educational aims
This topic aims to provide a basic grounding in the causes, forms and impacts of crime as well as an introduction to the writing and research skills in the area.
Expected learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this topic, students will be able to demonstrate skills and knowledge in:

  • describing a range of criminological theories about the nature and causes of crime
  • applying a range of criminological theories about the nature and causes of crime
  • critiquing popular accounts of crime in light of the criminological theory
  • using criminological databases
  • reading and analysing criminological texts
  • communicating the above descriptions, applications and critiques effectively in written form, and applying the appropriate conventions of academic writing

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