PY6122 - Children and the Law

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Arts & Social Sciences

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.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

PY5005 and PY6015

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Face to face teaching 27-Aug-2009 to 17-Oct-2009 (Workshop 1 will be held 27-29 August & Workshop 2 will be held 15-17 October 2009)
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.