Criminology and Criminal Justice, Minor (0006)
- Western Sydney University Minor Code: 0006
Previous Code: SM1091.1
Available to students in other Western Sydney University Programs: Yes. Check that your program has the available credit points required to complete the subjects in this field of study. Any requisite requirements must also be met. Consult your Program Advisor for further advice.
This criminology minor offers students the opportunity to study crime and criminal justice in a critical way that particularly stresses social and cultural definitions of criminality and the reactions to it. Areas of focus include criminal justice institutions and practices; the development of criminology as a discipline and its various strands; forms and patterns of victimisation; crime prevention strategies and debates; aspects of juvenile justice; First Peoples and criminal justice; the evolution of prisons and different forms of punishment; law enforcement and surveillance; violence, gender and crime; cultural depictions of crime and contemporary debates in criminology.
Location
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Campus | Internal | socialsciences@westernsydney.edu.au |
| Penrith Campus | Internal | socialsciences@westernsydney.edu.au |
| WSU Online | Internal | socialsciences@westernsydney.edu.au |