ACR702 - Criminological Policy and Policymaking
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 5 x 2-hour online seminar per trimester in weeks TBA. |
Content
This unit explores the processes that inform government policymaking around matters relating to crime, justice, and the law. How do Governments reach decisions about policy? Are those decisions evidence-based? What role does criminological research play in shaping contemporary policy relating to crime, justice, and the law? What are the impacts of those policies? And how can we, as academics or researchers, measure or observe the impacts of policies and changes to policies? This unit looks at how criminologists have become increasingly interested in the processes of policymaking and in the global circulation of policies relating to crime, justice, and the law. It examines different approaches used to explain the shape of policymaking in both global and national contexts, including how economic, cultural, and political conditions influence the development, circulation, convergence, and adoption of relevant policies. Students will develop key skills around understanding and critiquing policy, in addition to evaluating the impacts and effects of policymaking.
Unit Fee Information
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