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Criminal Justice: Australia and Japan (CRIM90033) // Further information
Further information
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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.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Criminology Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Criminology Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Criminology - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022