CRIM11002 - Criminal Justice Procedure and Analysis

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit introduces you to the investigation of crime within the framework of Australian law. The social role of policing and the structure of police services are examined in depth, particularly in the context of ethics and oversight mechanisms. The historical transformations of police services are explored in order to understand the evolving nature of policing as social demands and relevant technologies also change. The scope of the power of investigation, the discretion whether or not to prosecute and the criminal adjudicatory process are considered. This unit also introduces the tools used to analyse crime and how such analysis informs decisions and interventions in the criminal justice system.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2023

Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 20%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Written Assessment 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 77.27% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 19.82% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student evaluation survey
Feedback
Students called for more instructions for the assessments through tutorials.
Recommendation
Since detailed assignment instructions were available in Moodle and students were encouraged to contact the unit coordinator when they had any questions about the assignment, the unit coordinator held a workshop only for the last assignment in Week 11 this year. Therefore, the unit coordinator will change the unit scheme and provide workshops for the other assignments.
Action Taken
In addition to the workshop for the academic essay assignment in Week 12, the UC gave another workshop for the essay plan assignment in Week 3.
Source: Student email
Feedback
Students felt that the unit was well-structured, that the contents are interesting, and that the assessment feedback was helpful.
Recommendation
The unit coordinator will continue to improve the quality of unit materials and to provide personalised feedback on the assignments.
Action Taken
The UC added more teaching materials including weekly videos and additional and relevant YouTube videos.
Source: Class discussion
Feedback
Students appreciated attending workshops about academic skills during the lecture sessions.
Recommendation
Given this unit is a mandatory unit for the first-year students, these will be fine-tuned for the next offering.
Action Taken
The UC refined the teaching materials to improve the quality of delivering the lecture sessions.
Source: Student evaluation survey
Feedback
Students felt that the UC should have given slightly more thought to time management in lecture sessions.
Recommendation
The UC will be more mindful about the time allocated to each challenge activity such that students have more time for discussions and reflection. The UC will add more content to the flippled, preparatory part of the materials, so that there will be more in-class time.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student evaluation survey
Feedback
Students were not satisfied with the learning logs requirements because the word count is too small and there was no choice of the tasks.
Recommendation
The learning logs assignment will be revised accordingly. The word count for each task will be 300 words.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student email
Feedback
Students liked the way the UC delivered the lecture sessions.
Recommendation
Given this unit is a mandatory unit for the first-year students, these will be fine-tuned for the next offering.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Analyse police organisations and practice in order to critique how the law governs the procedures for investigation of crime
  2. Explain how the criminal law balances the rights of the individual and the State
  3. Discuss the links between criminal theories and models of criminal analysis
  4. Identify patterns in criminal data and the appropriate response for crime prevention.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment • • •
2 - Written Assessment •
3 - Written Assessment • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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