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Industry Project: Crime and Justice (CRIM90016)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2022
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Overview
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This is an industry project subject that partners with community and government justice agencies to produce research on pressing social problems. Students will undertake research on problems identified by the agency, who come in and meet with the students, and gain hands on experience in responding to a brief, preparing an agency product and presenting this to the agency. Past agency partners have included the Human Rights Law Centre, WEstjustice, Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, and Victoria Police (Priority Communities). Too often government and social and criminal justice policy focuses on the symptoms rather than the causes of injustice in society. This subject introduces you to the concepts of structural injustice and structural justice that help us to better recognize and address these underlying causes of harm and disadvantage. Crime and Justice Industry Project gives you the opportunity to use the conceptual frameworks developed through your Criminology and social science studies degree to create practical outcomes in crime and justice. It explores best practice in community-engaged research and the translation of research into policy and practice.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Demonstrate familiarity with a range of approaches to structural injustice and structural and institutional change;
- Be able to apply this knowledge to real-life social and legal problems;
- Be able to formulate new approaches to structural and institutional reform;
- Be able to effectively communicate these approaches to participating agencies;
- Possess a critical understanding of the potential contribution of research to social and structural change.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should:
- have highly developed cognitive, analytical and problem-solving skills;
- have an advanced understanding of complex concepts and the ability to express them lucidly in writing and orally;
- have sophisticated awareness of cultural, ethnic and gender diversities and their implications;
- have an ability to plan work and to use time effectively.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Criminology at Undergraduate level
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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Research paper
| During the teaching period | 70% |
Group presentation with written component
| End of the teaching period | 10% |
Paper
| During the assessment period | 20% |
Hurdle requirement: As this is an Intensively-taught subject. Seminar attendance is compulsory at all classes and regular class participation is expected. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2022
Time commitment details
Total of 170 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject will be delivered intensively from 9:00am - 5:00pm, with seminars over six days.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Readings will be provided online through the subject's LMS site prior to the commencement of the subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Criminology Specialisation (formal) Criminology Specialisation (formal) Criminology Specialisation (formal) Criminology - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024