Area: | School of Physiotherapy |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 5947 (v.6) Sexology 650 or any previous version
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6953 (v.3) Bioethics 550 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | The Criminal Code of Western Australia and comparative legislation. Law, order, politics, justice and protection. Defining sexual crimes. Images of the sexual criminal. Profiling the sex offender. Punishment of the sex offender. Working with police and prison staff. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Demonstrated a knowledge of the relevant sections of the Criminal Code and other legislation. Developed an understanding of the concepts of law, punishment, protection and the way sex offenders perceive themselves. developed knowledge and skills in the techniques of profiling. Demonstrated a basic knowledge of the penal system. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | MacNamara D.E.J. and Sagarin E., (1997), Sex, Crime and the Law, New York, The Free Press. Raine A.,(1993),The Psychopathology of Crime - Criminal Behaviour as a Clinical Disorder, Sydney, Academic Press. Western Australian Government, Law Reform - Decriminalisation of Sodomy - Act 1989, Perth, Government Printers. Western Australian Government, Police Act 1892-1978, Perth, Government Printers. Western Australian Government, The Criminal Code Act 1913, Perth, Government Printers. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 100%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 90700 Behavioural Science (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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