Bachelor of Arts - Criminology

The Australian National University

Courses in this major focus on crime, deviancy, policing and punishment. Completing this major will equip students with an understanding of the key issues relating to the criminological study of criminality, disorder, deviancy and social control. Particular attention is paid to the socio-cultural and political-economic processes influencing which individuals and social groups acquire a deviant label and how such an identity impacts upon the subject. Drawing on theoretical perspectives from sociology and criminology, courses will explore the interconnections between power, organisational and cultural representations of crime, social inequalities, and exposure to criminal justice interventions. They will also consider the emerging social and political implications associated with these relations.Learning Outcomesdescribe the social construction of crime, deviance and social controldescribe the dimensions of crime and key trends in Australiaacquire, interpret and communicate a range of data, both quantitative and qualitative, in areas of key criminological significancecritically evaluate criminological theories and explanations of crime causation, deviancy and social control

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