Undergraduate Certificate of Criminal Justice and Criminology (CU-CRIJUSS)

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This unit has originated from a desire to give students an inspirational and engaging educational experience at the commencement of their business degrees. Infused with real world examples, the unit aims to develop an understanding of innovation practices and confidence and capability in communicating online within professional and academic settings. The unit focuses on innovation, communication, self-awareness and professional identity and the creation of a personal development plan.

Content

• Build confidence and capability in communicating online
• Develop a strong passion for business and innovation
• Develop the ability to be original, creative and forward thinking
• Establish and propagate their own brand and identity, and demonstrate increasing self-awareness.

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This unit aims to introduce students to the study of law. It examines the Australian legal system, the doctrine of precedent, the interpretation of legislation, legal research methods and writing skills. The aim of this unit is to enable students, through the study of cases, statutes and other materials, to acquire an understanding of, and competence in, the Australian legal system and the principles of statutory interpretation.

Content

This unit gives students an overview of the Australian legal system and teaches them about the reception of English law, the hierarchy of courts, the doctrine of precedent, the legislative process, statutory interpretation, legal writing and communication and legal research. View further information on this unit.

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This unit provides an overview of the discipline of Criminology through a presentation of the major theoretical models as well as the application of these models to a variety of criminal justice settings. Students learn the breadth of the field of criminology as well as the importance of theoretical models when developing research and programming within the criminal justice system.

Content

• What is crime?
• What is criminology?
• The Australian criminal justice system
• Measuring and reporting crime
• Classic theories of crime (classicism; biological positivism; the Chicago School)
• Crime and Society: Anomie and Strain
• Social and self control
• Victimology
• Young people and crime
• Feminist Criminology
• Crimes of the powerful & White Collar Crime
• Green Criminology
• Critical Criminology

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This unit of study aims to provide students with a broad introduction to the main theories of developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, and social psychology. This unit also provides students with training in psychological research methods.

Content

This unit concentrates on intelligence, motivation and emotion. Other topics covered include personality, sexuality, stress and coping and psychopathology. Students are also introduced to social and developmental psychology. View further information on this unit.

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This unit aims to provide students with basic and foundational knowledge regarding law and the social sciences as well as an understanding of the challenges and opportunities relating to the confluence of the two disciplines, including across areas such as jury decision-making, eyewitness testimony and expert evidence.

Content

Students will learn to understand crime from a social science and legal perspective. The unit will explore the considerations that influence decision making by judges and jurors, police and enforcement agencies and correctional agencies, as well as integrating law and social sciences to impact criminal activity and improve offender rehabilitation. View further information on this unit.

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This unit aims to enable students, through the study of cases, statutes and other material, to acquire an understanding of, and competence in, Victorian criminal law and procedure. The unit introduces students to the key principles of criminal law, including the content of criminal offences and defences to these offences. The unit explores the procedure relating to the criminal justice system including commencement of criminal proceedings, search, seizure, forensic procedures, police questioning, bail and the machinery of the prosecution, trial and sentencing.

Content

This unit covers the definition of crime and the aims of the criminal law, as well as elements of crime, sources of criminal liability, homicide and defences, non-fatal offences against the person, property offences, inchoate offences, participatory liability, defences, commencement of criminal proceedings, search, seizure, forensic procedures, police questioning, bail, the machinery of prosecution, trial and sentencing. View further information on this unit.