LAW 3520 - Sentencing and Criminal Justice
Career: | Undergraduate Law |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | 3920 |
Campus: | North Terrace |
Contact: | 3 hours per week |
Restriction: | Available to LLB and B.Criminology with B.Laws and BArts Advanced with B.Laws students only |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
Available for Non-Award Study: | No |
Pre-Requisite: | LAW 2503 or LAW 2599 |
Assessment: | Typically to include, one critical analysis task, oral advocacy and a research essay |
Syllabus: |
Sentencing is the process by which criminal penalties are imposed on an individual found guilty of a criminal offence. The type and severity of penalties available for imposition involve significant value judgments. The course will cover sentencing theory; the history of Australian sentencing; and current South Australian sentencing legislation, and the law and order policy informing it. It may include guest presenters. A selection of additional topics will be drawn from areas such as mandatory vs discretionary sentencing; plea 'bargaining'; the role of the victim in the criminal justice system and sentencing; therapeutic and restorative justice; principles for sentencing Aboriginal offenders; principles for sentencing juvenile offenders; media representations and reporting; sentencing and criminology theories; control orders and preventative detention. |
Course Fees
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EFTSL | |||
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0.125 |
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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3920 | Mon 12/08/2019 | Sat 31/08/2019 | Fri 20/09/2019 | Fri 01/11/2019 |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
21143 | LE01 | 80 | 1 | 30 Jul - 17 Sep | Tuesday | 2pm - 4pm | Napier, G03, Lecture Theatre |
8 Oct - 29 Oct | Tuesday | 2pm - 4pm | Napier, G03, Lecture Theatre | ||||
Related Class: Seminar | |||||||
Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
23782 | SE02 | 40 | 2 | 31 Jul - 31 Jul | Wednesday | 2pm - 4pm | Ligertwood, 113, Teaching Room |
21 Aug - 28 Aug | Wednesday | 2pm - 4pm | Ligertwood, 113, Teaching Room | ||||
18 Sep - 18 Sep | Wednesday | 2pm - 4pm | Ligertwood, 113, Teaching Room | ||||
16 Oct - 16 Oct | Wednesday | 2pm - 4pm | Ligertwood, 113, Teaching Room | ||||
30 Oct - 30 Oct | Wednesday | 2pm - 4pm | Ligertwood, 113, Teaching Room | ||||
23783 | SE01 | 40 | FULL | 31 Jul - 31 Jul | Wednesday | 9am - 11am | Ligertwood, 113, Teaching Room |
21 Aug - 28 Aug | Wednesday | 9am - 11am | Ligertwood, 113, Teaching Room | ||||
18 Sep - 18 Sep | Wednesday | 9am - 11am | Ligertwood, 113, Teaching Room | ||||
16 Oct - 16 Oct | Wednesday | 9am - 11am | Ligertwood, 113, Teaching Room | ||||
30 Oct - 30 Oct | Wednesday | 9am - 11am | Ligertwood, 113, Teaching Room |