PY6122 - Children and the Law

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Discipline of Psychology

Admission to the Professional Program (Forensic Psychology), or permission of the Course Coordinator.

This subject examines the treatment of children in the criminal justice system. Two main themes are considered: the experiences of children as witnesses to and victims of criminal actions; and the counselling/treatment of children.

Learning Outcomes

• skills in the assessment and identification of disorders specific to children and adolescents;
• to learn how the criminal justice system deals with children as offenders, victims and witnesses.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends.

Prerequisites:	Admission to the Professional Program, or permission of the Course Coordinator
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	PY5005 and PY6015

Availabilities
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Face to face teaching (42 hrs Workshops/Seminars)
Coordinator:	Dr Stephen Moston
Contact hours:	42 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	assignments.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.