CRIM12006 - Crimes of the Powerful

General Information

Unit Synopsis

While much of the criminal justice system is oriented toward street crime there are important mechanisms that seek to regulate the crimes of 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

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 40%
2. Presentation 10%
3. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
4. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 30%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2021 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 42.86% response rate.

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.

Source: student feedback
Feedback
It was great to have guest lecturers who are experts in their fields
Recommendation
We will continue to engage with relevant experts in their fields
Action Taken
Subject was restructured in 2021 to focus more on substantive issues with theory and case studies becoming more central to learning.
Source: student feedback
Feedback
"Thank you again for following up on this (Moodle issue) to ensure I can get graded"
Recommendation
We will continue to follow up with students if there are any submission or technology issues.
Action Taken
Technical issues were followed up and quickly resolved where they arose.
Source: student feedback
Feedback
Thank you again for an awesome term during a terrible time (COVID 19)
Recommendation
We will continue to work with students to ensure they do not feel isolated during difficult times.
Action Taken
UC continually reached out and offered help to students. Positive and supportive connections were built with a number of students.
Source: In class and student evaluations
Feedback
This subject was thoroughly enjoyable - the content was challenging, stimulating and encouraged critical thinking about criminal justice. Appreciated the knowledge and passion brought to the subject.
Recommendation
Continue to build on and refine current content and maintain focus on teaching theoretical perspectives, critical thinking and analytical skills.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
Teacher was kind and attentive, listened to students and was really helpful with questions and explaining complicated concepts.
Recommendation
Continue to reach out and check in with students, facilitate constructive in-class discussions and identify and explore any gaps in understanding.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
There were some technical issues but these were always resolved.
Recommendation
Check in with students consistently to ensure any technical problems on the online platform are quickly identified and resolved.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Debate the underlying social factors that shape crimes of the powerful in Australia and internationally
  2. Develop an accountability-based organisational audit or compliance plan
  3. Discuss different regulatory approaches to crimes of the powerful
  4. Identify the organisational factors and structures that underpin white collar, organised and institutional crime
  5. Use criminology theory to evaluate the success of anti-corruption programs.

No external accreditation is relevant to this award.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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2 - Presentation •
3 - Online Quiz(zes) • •
4 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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2 - Problem Solving • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
8 - Ethical practice •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
2 - Presentation • • •
3 - Online Quiz(zes) • • •
4 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • • •