Arts

HSD205

2010  HSD205  Policing and Governance

Unit Level: Intermediate

Available as a Student Elective: Yes

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SPECIAL NOTE:  second year core unit for police studies major in BSocSci(Police Studies) degree, conventional pathway

OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter HSD205 H Distance(H,L,W,I,N) Key Semester Dates Semester Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 1 22-FEB-2010 23-MAR-2010 12-APR-2010 28-MAY-2010 *The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION
Examines the roles and functions that the police play as a major agency of governance in society. The structures and strategies of policing are analysed and the relationships between the police, other governmental institutions and the general public are discussed. Contemporary issues concerning police accountability, police culture, police deviance, oversight authorities, the managerial approach to policing, the marketisation of policing, community policing and transnational crime are examined. Case material from Australia, Britain, the United States and other largely western countries is drawn on to illustrate policy issues.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT:

BSocSc(Police Studies) degree, In-Service pathway: 2000-word written assignment (20%); 2 one-hour tests (15% ea = 30%); 2-hr end of semester exam (50%)

Other students: 2,000-word written assignment (35%); one-hour test (15%); 2-hr end of semester exam (50%)

TEACHING PATTERN:

Int: 2-hr lecture weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly;
Dist. Ed: web-based delivery of 13 lectures, 1 online tutorial discussion fortnightly

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Web supported - H
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
   Fully online - I,L,N,W
This unit is taught entirely online
   Resource supported teaching & learning - H,I,L,N,W
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options

REQUISITE INFO

Prereq	25% introductory level politics units
M.Excl	HGE240/340

TEXTS
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 1) will be available from mid November 2009

STAFF: TBA

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