Global Reconstructions of Justice

Subject CRIM90016 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points:

12.50

Level:

9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)

Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.

Pre-teaching Period Start	not applicable
Teaching Period	not applicable
Assessment Period End	not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol	not applicable
Census Date	not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail	not applicable

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Time Commitment:

Contact Hours: A 2-hour seminar per week for 12 weeks.
Total Time Commitment: Not available

Prerequisites:

Entry to the Master of Criminology, Postgraduate Diploma or 4th year Honours in Criminology. Entry to the Master of Criminology, Postgraduate Diploma or 4th year Honours in Criminology.

Corequisites:

166-561 Global Reconstructions of Justice is a compulsory component of the first 100 points in the 200 point Master of Criminology course.

Recommended Background Knowledge:

Criminology at Undergraduate level

Non Allowed Subjects:

none

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.

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Contact

Dr. Nesam McMillan

Subject Overview:	Recent decades have seen a number of international and inter-regional initiatives aimed at nation-building, peacemaking, peacekeeping and the reconstruction of systems of law and justice in states emerging from colonial rule or de-federation, and/or under stress from internal conflict, adverse economic and environmental conditions or other debilitating factors. This subject provides a critical examination of the role of criminal justice reform within these broader initiatives. The subject examines efforts to reconstruct systems of law enforcement, adjudication and punishment, and assesses the nature and extent of criminological contributions to these efforts. Topics selected for detailed scrutiny will be drawn from a list which includes: the foundations and effectiveness of transformative justice programs. criminology and the idea of state modernisation. indigenous forms of conflict resolution and experiences with their integration into "mainstream" criminal justice systems. RAMSI (Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands). policing and other justice reforms in post-Apartheid South Africa, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Haiti, East Timor or Papua New Guinea. the role of the United Nations in global and regional criminal justice through such structures as the Peacebuilding Commission and the UN Office of Drugs and Crime. and international criminal justice anti-corruption programs.
Objectives:	To develop a broad understanding of the reasons for and practices of attempts to reconstruct systems of justice across the globe. To examine in detail examples of justice reconstruction programs drawn from near-neighbour, regional and other environments. To interrogate the strengths and weaknesses of reconstruction rationale and practice. To examine critically criminological contributions to reconstruction.
Assessment:	Written work totalling 5000 words, comprising a 1500 word essay (30%) due mid-semester, and a 3500 word research essay (70%) due during the examination period.
Prescribed Texts:	A Subject Reader will be available for purchase from the University Bookshop.
Breadth Options:	This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:	have highly developed cognitive, analytical and problem-solving skills. have an advanced understanding of complex concepts and the ability to express them lucidly in writing and orally. have sophisticated awareness of cultural, ethnic and gender diversities and their implications. have an ability to plan work and to use time effectively.
Related Course(s):	Master of Criminology (CWT)
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations:	Criminology Criminology

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