Policing: 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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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
2. Describe and analyse practices, processes and procedures of police forces in relation training and strategies of law enforcement
3. Evaluate different approaches, both applied and theoretical, to policing crime
4. Analyse policing systems for effectiveness and responsiveness across a diverse Australian community
Courses with unit
BA-ART3 Bachelor of Arts
BB-ARTBUS1 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business
BB-ARTSC Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
BB-EDSART1 Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts
BB-LAWART Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
NOTE: This unit is in many Major unit sequences including Criminology, Behavioural Studies and Human Services Practice.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On-Campus Lecture | 2 | 12 | 24 |
On-Campus Class | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Online Learning Activities | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Various | 7.5 | 12 | 90 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Class | 3 | 12 | 36 |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 9.5 | 12 | 114 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Essay | Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Poster | Individual/Group | 30% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Quizzes | Individual | 30% | 2, 3, 4 |
Content
- The modern history of policing
- The training & culture of police
- Policing strategies
- Policing strategies & use of force
- Police corruption
- Police response to dissent
- Police, race & culture
- The paramilitarisation of the police
Study resources
- Reading materials.