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Introduction to Sex Offender Management (CRIM90022)
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
September
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Currently enrolled students:
- General information:https://commercial.unimelb.edu.au/custom-education/search-courses/social-services/som
- Email:tl-offendermgmt@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
Overview
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This subject is designed to provide an introduction to issues about sexual offending pathways, risk, and effective management of sexual offenders in a correctional or justice setting. The subject will comprise three modules on:
- Understanding sexual offenders: typologies, offence pathways and risk (2 days)
- Motivation: Behaviour change with sexual offenders (2 days)
- Vicarious trauma and self management: The impact of working with sexual offenders (1 day)
Intended learning outcomes
This subject should provide knowledge and skills relating to:
- the nature and complexities of sexual offenders, their offence pathways and how to interrupt an offence pathway;
- ideas about risk and the various forms of risk including risk of recidivism;
- interacting with offenders in a way that supports their own motivation to commence and maintain change; and
- self-care strategies, so that students are more resilient and better prepared to protect themselves against vicarious trauma.
Generic skills
Though participation in the course and completion of assessment students should acquire skills in:
- Capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning;
- An ability to derive, interpret and analyse social and technical information from primary and other sources;
- Awareness of and ability to utilise appropriate inter-personal communication methods;
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills to allow informed dialogue about case management issues with individuals and groups;
- Ability to investigate, analyse and solve problems in applied situations;
- Highly developed skills in time and organisational management through participation in all subjects.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in the Specialist Certificate in Criminology (Sexual Offender Management). This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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
- In-class group work based on a case stud, due final day of delivery, (20%)
- One two-hour examination comprised of MCQ and short-essay, due final day of delivery, (75%)
- Individual contributions during clas, ongoing, (5%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- March
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 19 March 2018 to 23 March 2018 Last self-enrol date 20 March 2018 Census date 30 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 April 2018 Assessment period ends 23 April 2018 - September
Principal coordinator Mayumi Purvis Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 37.5 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 10 September 2018 to 14 September 2018 Last self-enrol date 11 September 2018 Census date 21 September 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2018 Assessment period ends 5 October 2018 September contact information
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Currently enrolled students:
- General information:https://commercial.unimelb.edu.au/custom-education/search-courses/social-services/som
- Email:tl-offendermgmt@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Specialist Certificate in Criminology (Sexual Offender Management) - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022