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Introduction to Offender Management (CRIM90022)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2021
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Overview
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This subject is designed to provide an introduction to issues about sexual and violent offending pathways, risk, and the effective management of offenders in a correctional or justice setting.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- A in-depth of knowledge about the nature and complexities of sexual and violent offenders and offending patterns and propensities.
- An understanding of the professional and practice context in which sexual and violent offender treatment and management occurs.
- Skills in interacting with offenders in a way that supports their own motivation to commence and maintain change.
- An understanding of the importance of selfcare strategies to professional practice.
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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted to the Specialist Certificate in Criminology (Offender Management).
This subject is not available for students admitted to 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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Participation (engagement with workshop delivery and teaching activities) (4 days)
| During the teaching period | 5% |
In-class group work based on a case study (small group presentation of a case analysis based on maximum class size of 25 and 5 small group inclass exercises) (0.5 days) Final day.
| End of the teaching period | 25% |
Theory Essay (knowledge of sexual and violent offending)
| Post-intensive | 45% |
Practice report (appication of knowledge to professional practice)
| Post-intensive | 25% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2021
Time commitment details
Students are also required to complete pre-course reading (30 hours). writing of theory essay (50 hours) and practice report (40 hours) including participation in online discussion boards and support.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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)
Last updated: 31 January 2024