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Introduction to Forensic Disability (CRIM90012)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
March
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
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An examination of psychological assessment and intervention strategies as applied to the special population of offenders with an intellectual disability. Included are considerations of:
- the postulated link between intellectual ability and offending behaviour (including historical, socio-cultural, biological, psychological and methodological issues);
- major skills and methods for the assessment of offenders with an intellectual disability;
- descriptions of, and justifications for, intervention and management programs for this particular group of offenders;
- issues arising from the characteristics of special needs groups in this population, for example, sex offenders, offenders with dual disability (mental illness as well as intellectual disability);
- selected legal issues which may involve the clinician dealing with offenders with an intellectual disability; and
- Philosophical and ethical considerations in this area.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- Explain and analyse the postulated link between intellectual disability and offending behaviour in the context of historical, socio-cultural, biological, psychological, methodological and profession issues
- Provide an awareness of specific legal issues facing offenders with an intellectual disability at each stage of their progression through the criminal justice system
- Describe the principles of clinical assessment for this group and outline some specific techniques of assessment
- Explain the principles of clinical interventions and methods of evaluating such interventions
- Provide an appreciation of the legal, philosophical and policy contexts in which much clinical decision-making takes place
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject should have:
- Achieve a capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning;
- Achieve an ability to incorporate theoretical principles and concepts into professional practice;
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the SC-CRIMFD Specialist Certificate in Criminology (Forensic Disability)
Note: This is a MSPACE subject and has limited capacity in enrolment. 274AB Master of Criminology students may apply if there is capacity. Available enrolment will be announced via CANVAS. Master of Criminology students are expected to submit a 100 word statement outlining the reasons for willing to undertake this subject, and further selection will be done by the subject coordinator in conjunction with the Director of the Master of Criminology based on these statements.
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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Individual written assessment, due at completion of delivery
| End of the assessment period | 75% |
Oral presentation: 20-25 minutes plus 5 - 10 minutes Q&A time; completed in class and in pairs, due during delivery
| During the teaching period | 20% |
Individual commentary - input throughout delivery | Throughout the teaching period | 5% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator Francis Lambrick Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 40 hours of lectures/seminars/workshops Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 10 March 2022 to 18 March 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 1 April 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 May 2022 Assessment period ends 20 June 2022 March contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject In addition to face-to-face teaching time of 40 hours, students should expect to undertake a minimum of 170 hours research, reading, writing and general study to complete this subject successfully.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
The Wiley Handbook on What Works for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Evidence-Based Approach to Theory, Assessment, and Treatment (2019). William R. Lindsay, Leam A. Craig, Dorothy Griffiths
- Related Handbook entries
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Type Name Course Master of Criminology
Last updated: 31 January 2024