Overview
While much of the criminal justice system is oriented toward street crime there are important mechanisms that seek to regulate the crimes of the powerful including white collar crime, organised crime, institutional crime and corruption. In this unit you will examine the distinctive position of each of these forms of crime and the major hurdles they present for law enforcement and the courts. You will critically examine the different institutional responses to crimes of the powerful particularly in structures of accountability and the creation of regulatory agencies. You will also discuss emerging areas of study such as systemic inequality and generational crime. This knowledge will be applied through the development of an organisational audit or compliance plan that regulates illegal behaviour.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Qualitative SUTE data
Real world perspectives and engaging conversations are encouraging critical thinking about crimes of the powerful.
Further develop content and activities to encourage critical thinking and analysis, whilst applying concepts and theories to concrete situations. Maintain focus on contemporary real-world events via engaging conversations.
Feedback from Qualitative SUTE data
The teaching style is engaging and encourages meaningful study.
Continue with the current approach to teaching and keep activities that encourage exploration, curiosity and open conversation.
Feedback from Qualitative SUTE data
Clarity of assessment expectations and feedback could be improved.
Expectations for assessments will be made clearer, and teaching staff will encourage questions and discussion of requirements. Notifications will be made to students about feedback and where to access it.
Feedback from Qualitative SUTE data
Content could be more socially critical and contemporary.
Continue to revise and add socially critical content that examine power structures, inequality, and systemic harm to deepen critical engagement.