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Criminal Justice: Australia and Japan (CRIM90033)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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A key issue for criminal justice is the challenge of responding to offenders with specialised needs arising from mental disorders, health problems, physical disability, and age. This subject examines the different approaches taken by criminal justice agencies in Australia and Japan in relation to the identification and assessment of such offenders are identified and assessed, available pathways through the justice system, and the programs and institutional settings that have been developed in response to their needs. The subject will be taught in Japan and will include sessions by Australian and Japanese academics or practitioners, with a planned visit to a Japanese criminal justice institution. Please note: Prior to travelling overseas, students are required to attend a half-day of preparatory seminars designed to introduce them to key facets of the Japanese criminal justice system (on-campus). Students must also attend a concluding review session on-campus upon return from Japan.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate:
- an enhanced understanding of the Australian criminal justice system by virtue of comparison with a regional neighbour (LO1);
- acquisition of knowledge about a regional criminal justice system (LO2);
- an understanding of new and innovative criminal justice strategies of possible benefit to Australia (LO3); and
- comparative appreciation of the relationship between legal institutions and criminal justice agencies (LO4).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
An application process applies for this subject, the bulk of which is delivered as an overseas intensive, with two on-campus sessions held before and after travel. Preference will be given to those students who have completed at least 6 months’ prior study in graduate-level Criminology, with an overall average of H2A.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
At least 6 months’ prior study in graduate-level Criminology
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Reflective assessment, 1500 words (30%) due two weeks after the teaching period (LO2, LO4)
- Research essay, 3500 words (70%) due four weeks after the teaching period (LO1, LO3)
- Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 100% of classes in order to pass this subject, and regular class participation is expected.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- September
Principal coordinator Alison Young Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 32 hours total, consisting of seminars, workshops and fieldtrips delivered both on campus and in Japan (at Ritsumeikan University) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 11 September 2017 to 30 September 2017 Last self-enrol date 15 September 2017 Census date 22 September 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 October 2017 Assessment period ends 30 October 2017 September contact information
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Additional delivery details
Please note:
An application process applies for this subject, the bulk of which is delivered as an overseas intensive, with two on-campus sessions held before and after travel. Preference will be given to those students who have completed at least 6 months’ prior study in graduate-level Criminology, with an overall average of H2A.
Students who wish to undertake this subject should the Faculty of Arts at arts-studentprograms@unimelb.edu.au. Please visit http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/students/graduate-coursework/overseas-subjects for further information.
As the overseas component of this subject is delivered off-campus for one week during the semester 2 teaching period, students should ensure that their studies in other subjects will not be put at risk if their applications to enrol in this subject are successful.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
Readings for the subject will be made available through the LMS.
In additional, the following texts provide useful background information:
Johnson, D.T. (2002) The Japanese Way of Justice, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Introduction, chs2, 6.
Leonardsen, D (2004) Japan As A Low-Crime Nation. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
Steele, S. (2015) 'Proposal to Reform the Japanese Saiban'in Seido (Lay Judge) System to Exclude Drug-Related Cases' Australian Journal of Asian Law 16/1 Article 3: 1-19.
- Off-campus study
This subject has an overseas component
Please note: An application process applies for this subject, the bulk of which is delivered as an overseas intensive, with two on-campus sessions held before and after travel. Preference will be given to those students who have completed at least 6 months' prior study in graduate-level Criminology, with an overall average of H2A. Students who wish to undertake this subject should the Faculty of Arts at arts-studentprograms@unimelb.edu.au. Please visit http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/students/graduate-coursework/overseas-subjects for further information. As the overseas component of this subject is delivered off-campus for one week during the semester 2 teaching period, students should ensure that their studies in other subjects will not be put at risk if their applications to enrol in this subject are successful.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Criminology Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Criminology Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Criminology - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022