Corrections: Systems and Practice
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Swinburne Online Teaching Period 1 |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3 | |
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Prerequisites
100 credit pointsAims and objectives
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Lecture | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Face to Face Contact | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities Readings | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent Study, Assignment Preparation, Revision | 7.5 | 12 | 90 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Contact Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Case Study | Individual | 30% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Essay | Individual | 45% | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Journal and Review | Individual | 25% | 1, 2 |
Content
- History of corrections in Australia including on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- The history of native policing and the application of Indigenous laws in past and present societies
- The organisational structure and systems of corrections
- Corrections, the law, and the constitution
- The role of corrections in modern society
- Correctional issues in Australia, including Aboriginal deaths in custody.
- Correctional training and performance
- Corrections and statistics
- Professional standards and ethics, including cultural competencies needed to work with diverse populations.
- Ongoing and emerging local and global debated in prison systems
- The future of corrections in Australia
Study resources
- Reading materials.