Overview

This unit provides a detailed understanding of global crime problems that are inherently transnational in nature. Students learn about the extent, growth and impact of different types of global crimes as well as their systemic enablers, and how to assess and formulate real-world policy solutions

Requisites

Antirequisites
CRI20002 Global Crime
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-August-2026
01-November-2026
Last self-enrolment date
16-August-2026
Census date
01-September-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
22-September-2026
Results released date
08-December-2026

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Articulate a comprehensive understanding of the function, scale and socio-economic impact of global illicit markets, including in people, illicit drugs, arms our counterfeit goods
  • Identify the systemic enablers of global crime including rapid globalisation and technological change, insufficient oversight and regulatory systems, and corruption within both public and private sectors
  • Evaluate the nexus between systemic enablers of global crime and key offender groups, including organised crime syndicates, transnational corporations and corrupt government officials
  • Formulate and communicate real-world policy solutions to global crime problems including law enforcement and other government responses

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)

On-campus 

Class

 2.00 12 weeks 24

Online

asynchronous lecture

 1.00 12 weeks 12

Online

Readings

 2.00 12 weeks 24

Unspecified Activities 

(Independent Learning)

 7.5 12 weeks 90
Total     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULOs
Essay Individual 45% 1,2,3,
Online Question Response Individual 35% 1,2,3,4
Presentation Individual 20% 1,2,3,4

Content

  • People-smuggling and modern-day slavery
  • Transnational environmental crime
  • Transnational drug trafficking
  • Production and distribution of counterfeit goods
  • Sex trafficking
  • Money laundering
  • Corporate crime
  • Global arms trading
  • Transnational state crimes

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.