PY6122 - Children and the Law
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2011 |
| 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 25-Aug-2011 | |
| Face to face teaching 18-Aug-2011 to 15-Oct-2011 (Two workshops per Study Period, 18-20 August & 13-15 October) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Stephen Moston |
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| 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.