JSB372 Youth Justice
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| Unit code: | JSB372 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | JSB181 or JSB207 or JSB273 or LLB101 or PYB007. JSB207 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as JSB372 |
| Equivalent(s): | JSB232, JSB041 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,040 |
| Pre-2021 CSP student contribution | $957 The pre-2021 commonwealth supported place (CSP) contribution amount only applies to students enrolled in a course prior to 2021. To learn more, visit our Understanding your fees page. |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,024 |
| International unit fee | $4,224 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | JSB372 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | JSB181 or JSB207 or JSB273 or LLB101 or PYB007. JSB207 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as JSB372 |
| Equivalent: | JSB232, JSB041 |
| Coordinator: | Angela Higginson | angela.higginson@qut.edu.au |
Overview
The unit teaches specialised knowledge to students in their final years of study and is imperative for students interested in working in the field of youth justice. It connects broader knowledge about policing and criminal justice with specific issues relevant to young people who become involved in the criminal justice system, with a focus on socially just outcomes for young offenders.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Critically engage with youth justice structures, models, and systems (Discipline Knowledge, Professional Ethics - Course Learning Outcomes 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.1)
- Investigate how youth justice processes impact on young people as victims and offenders (Professional Ethics, Critical Thinking and Basic Research Skills - CLOs 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
- Critically analyse youth crime policy in relation to the broader concerns of social and criminal justice (Discipline Knowledge, Professional Ethics, Critical Thinking and Basic Research Skills, Problem Solving - CLOs 1.5, 2.3, 2.4, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2), and
- Write professionally for a range of audiences and formulate persuasive argument through written text (Communication and Collaboration; Critical Thinking and Basic Research Skills - CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3).
Content
This unit will provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the nexus between youth and crime. It will also make students proficient in a range of high-level critical thinking skills as they think through youth crime issues in terms of social justice for offenders, victims and communities. The unit will therefore work through the following broad content areas:
- What is youth crime? Definitions, and statistics
- Historicising and theorising youth crime
- Legislating and policing youth deviance: how does contact with youth justice start?
- Sentencing and regulating youth deviance: how does contact with youth justice finish?
- Sex, gender and youth justice
- Ethnicity, Indigeneity and youth justice
- Class and youth justice
- Youth conferences, diversion and restorative justice
- Preventing youth crime
Learning Approaches
The unit content will be delivered through a weekly 1-hour lecture (recorded) as well as a weekly 2-hour workshop (in person & online only).
The unit is designed to promote an intense engagement with the unit material. The weekly workshops will expand on the content from the lecture, the weekly readings, and engage with real-world examples of policy and practice.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
All assessment in this unit will be summative in that it will contribute to the students' final grade in the unit. Students will receive formative feedback in the form of written comments on all assessment items.
Students will also gain verbal feedback in this unit by participating in weekly workshops with academics and peers. Opportunities will be provided in the weekly workshops to work on assessment-related tasks. General feedback (including comments about what was done well and what required improvement) about Assessment 1 & 2 will also be provided to all students on the Canvas site.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment in this unit targets critical engagement with ideas about youth justice and the youth justice system to produce more socially just youth justice practitioners. It is expected that all assessment will evidence engagement with current literature in this area and that students adhere to the APA referencing style. Students need to refer to the extended Unit Information document for the unit for more detailed information about all assessment items for this unit. All assessment in this unit is to be submitted electronically only (using Turnitin and the assignment upload areas on the Canvas unit site), as per the guidelines in the Unit Information document.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Research Report
This task requires students to analyse a written or other source (e.g. media, policy, sentencing remarks, political discourse, social media) and apply knowledge about an aspect of youth justice.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Case Plan
This problem-solving task requires students to engage with a case study of a fictional young person involved with the criminal justice system (and/or other relevant source(s)) and analyse this case study in line with current knowledge about working with young people in trouble with the law.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
The unit uses a prescribed text (Cunneen et al., 2015) which is available electronically via the QUT e-Library catalogue.
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
Cunneen, C, White, R and Richards, K (2015) Juvenile Justice: Youth and Crime in Australia, 5th edition. Melbourne: Oxford University Press
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with this unit.
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Online
| Unit code: | JSB372 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | JSB181 or JSB207 or JSB273 or LLB101 or PYB007. JSB207 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as JSB372 |
| Equivalent: | JSB232, JSB041 |
Overview
The unit teaches specialised knowledge to students in their final years of study and is imperative for students interested in working in the field of youth justice. It connects broader knowledge about policing and criminal justice with specific issues relevant to young people who become involved in the criminal justice system, with a focus on socially just outcomes for young offenders.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Critically engage with youth justice structures, models, and systems (Discipline Knowledge, Professional Ethics - Course Learning Outcomes 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.1)
- Investigate how youth justice processes impact on young people as victims and offenders (Professional Ethics, Critical Thinking and Basic Research Skills - CLOs 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
- Critically analyse youth crime policy in relation to the broader concerns of social and criminal justice (Discipline Knowledge, Professional Ethics, Critical Thinking and Basic Research Skills, Problem Solving - CLOs 1.5, 2.3, 2.4, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2), and
- Write professionally for a range of audiences and formulate persuasive argument through written text (Communication and Collaboration; Critical Thinking and Basic Research Skills - CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3).
Content
This unit will provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the nexus between youth and crime. It will also make students proficient in a range of high-level critical thinking skills as they think through youth crime issues in terms of social justice for offenders, victims and communities. The unit will therefore work through the following broad content areas:
- What is youth crime? Definitions, and statistics
- Historicising and theorising youth crime
- Legislating and policing youth deviance: how does contact with youth justice start?
- Sentencing and regulating youth deviance: how does contact with youth justice finish?
- Sex, gender and youth justice
- Ethnicity, Indigeneity and youth justice
- Class and youth justice
- Youth conferences, diversion and restorative justice
- Preventing youth crime
Learning Approaches
The unit content will be delivered through a weekly 1-hour lecture (recorded) as well as a weekly 2-hour workshop (in person & online only).
The unit is designed to promote an intense engagement with the unit material. The weekly workshops will expand on the content from the lecture, the weekly readings, and engage with real-world examples of policy and practice.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
All assessment in this unit will be summative in that it will contribute to the students' final grade in the unit. Students will receive formative feedback in the form of written comments on all assessment items.
Students will also gain verbal feedback in this unit by participating in weekly workshops with academics and peers. Opportunities will be provided in the weekly workshops to work on assessment-related tasks. General feedback (including comments about what was done well and what required improvement) about Assessment 1 & 2 will also be provided to all students on the Canvas site.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment in this unit targets critical engagement with ideas about youth justice and the youth justice system to produce more socially just youth justice practitioners. It is expected that all assessment will evidence engagement with current literature in this area and that students adhere to the APA referencing style. Students need to refer to the extended Unit Information document for the unit for more detailed information about all assessment items for this unit. All assessment in this unit is to be submitted electronically only (using Turnitin and the assignment upload areas on the Canvas unit site), as per the guidelines in the Unit Information document.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Research Report
This task requires students to analyse a written or other source (e.g. media, policy, sentencing remarks, political discourse, social media) and apply knowledge about an aspect of youth justice.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Case Plan
This problem-solving task requires students to engage with a case study of a fictional young person involved with the criminal justice system (and/or other relevant source(s)) and analyse this case study in line with current knowledge about working with young people in trouble with the law.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
The unit uses a prescribed text (Cunneen et al., 2015) which is available electronically via the QUT e-Library catalogue.
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
Cunneen, C, White, R and Richards, K (2015) Juvenile Justice: Youth and Crime in Australia, 5th edition. Melbourne: Oxford University Press
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with this unit.