MLJ707 - Criminal Procedure and Policy
Unit details
Year: | 2021 unit information |
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Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Theo Alexander |
Cohort rule: | For M729 (Juris Doctor) students only |
Prerequisite: | MLJ701 and MLJ703 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 1 x 2h class (recordings provided) + 2h online seminar (live streamed and recordings provided) |
Content
In modern bureaucratic societies procedural rules and law have great significance. This unit examines criminal procedure law and policy within its social and historical context, exploring how the goals of efficiency and concern for victims have shaped the contemporary law of criminal procedure. The enduring tension in criminal procedure between effective crime investigation and the protection of civil rights is investigated in a number of selected topics, including police powers (arrest, search and seizure, fingerprinting, forensic procedures, questioning) and the supervisory role of courts in protecting the right of an accused to a ‘fair trial.’ Each topic is considered through an exposition of relevant law, followed by in-depth discussion of particularly significant law reform initiatives, policy debates and/or historical development.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Explain the various stages in the criminal justice system involving the investigation initiation processing and resolution of criminal matters | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Explain and apply the law that governs police powers of arrest search and seizure obtaining fingerprints and conducting forensic procedures on a suspect | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Explain and apply the principles of law that decide whether bail is granted | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO4 | Effectively communicate a bail application | GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management |
ULO5 | Apply the principles of law that govern the admissibility at trial of selected types of evidence including | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management |
ULO6 | Critically evaluate contemporary developments such as the decreasing availability of legal aid and consider how this impacts on trial procedure and the provision of a ‘fair’ trial | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
Assessment 1: (Individual) Oral Presentation Bail Application | 2000 words | 20% | Week 8 |
Assessment 2: (Individual) Multiple Choice Test | 30 minutes | 20% | Week 10 |
Examination | 2 hours | 60% | Exam period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLJ707 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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