School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Policy and Procedure for the Justice Professions
  • Unit Code

    CRI2215
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Natalie Jane GATELY

Description

This unit is designed for students who plan to work for the police, corrections or courts. The unit will equip students to understand the practical application of legislation that guides criminal justice professionals in Western Australia. Students will apply various WA statutes including the Criminal Code, the Criminal Investigation Act and the Sentencing Act to analyse and evaluate the roles and decision making of professionals in policing, courts and corrections contexts. A key focus of this unit is to develop a critical understanding of the criminal justice system policies and procedures that govern professional practice using real world examples.

Equivalent Rule

CRI2107 Foundations of Criminal Law

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the interaction between legislation, policy and procedures both within individual agencies and across the criminal justice system in order to apply to practice.
  2. Analyse the implementation of policy and procedures in criminal justice professions to anticipate potential challenges and generate solutions.
  3. Analyse relevant legislation, policy and procedures in order to critically consider decision making in the criminal justice professions.
  4. Examine legislation, policy and research to generate ideas relevant to criminal justice procedure.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to the Criminal Justice System legislation, regulations, policies and procedures.
  2. Legislation, regulations and policies for police and investigations.
  3. Legislation, regulations and policies for corrections and offender management.
  4. Application of legislation, policies and procedures.
  5. Analyse how research research informs the development of professional policy making.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars (on campus) On campus students will attend weekly seminars. Online tutorials

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayResearch Essay30%
AssignmentCase Analysis30%
ExaminationFinal Examination40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayResearch Essay30%
AssignmentCase Analysis30%
ExaminationFinal Examination40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Policy and Procedure for the Justice Professions
  • Unit Code

    CRI2215
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Natalie Jane GATELY

Description

This unit is designed for students who plan to work for the police, corrections or courts. The unit will equip students to understand the practical application of legislation that guides criminal justice professionals in Western Australia. Students will apply various WA statutes including the Criminal Code, the Criminal Investigation Act and the Sentencing Act to analyse and evaluate the roles and decision making of professionals in policing, courts and corrections contexts. A key focus of this unit is to develop a critical understanding of the criminal justice system policies and procedures that govern professional practice using real world examples.

Equivalent Rule

CRI2107 Foundations of Criminal Law

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the interaction between legislation, policy and procedures both within individual agencies and across the criminal justice system in order to apply to practice.
  2. Analyse the implementation of policy and procedures in criminal justice professions to anticipate potential challenges and generate solutions.
  3. Analyse relevant legislation, policy and procedures in order to critically consider decision making in the criminal justice professions.
  4. Examine legislation, policy and research to generate ideas relevant to criminal justice procedure.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to the Criminal Justice System legislation, regulations, policies and procedures.
  2. Legislation, regulations and policies for police and investigations.
  3. Legislation, regulations and policies for corrections and offender management.
  4. Application of legislation, policies and procedures.
  5. Analyse how research research informs the development of professional policy making.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars (on campus) On campus students will attend weekly seminars. Online tutorials

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayResearch Essay30%
AssignmentCase Analysis30%
ExaminationFinal Examination40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayResearch Essay30%
AssignmentCase Analysis30%
ExaminationFinal Examination40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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