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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
LAW00050 - Criminal Process OR LAW00507 Criminal Law and Procedure OR LAW10002 - Australian Criminal Law I OR 96 credit points in any SCU units
Unit aim
Examines the philosophy and principles of restorative justice as an alternative approach to orthodox criminal justice processes. Discusses the theory and practice of restorative justice at various state, national and international levels. Analyses the appropriateness of restorative justice from the perspectives of participants including victims, offenders, state representatives and minority groups such as Indigenous people and people from non-English speaking backgrounds. Examines the application of restorative justice across the spectrum of the criminal justice system, from pre-sentence conferencing to inmate misconduct.
Unit content
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe the philosophy and principles of restorative justice | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 2 | identify the difference, and relationship, between punitive justice and restorative justice; | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 3 | describe the practice of restorative justice at state, national and international levels; | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 4 | describe and assess the roles of participants in restorative justice processes, including the victim, the offender, the community and the state; | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 5 | analyse restorative justice theory and practice from critical perspectives; | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 6 | demonstrate skills in legal research, critical analysis and the written presentation of research and argument in the area of restorative justice. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- describe the philosophy and principles of restorative justice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- identify the difference, and relationship, between punitive justice and restorative
justice;
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- describe the practice of restorative justice at state, national and international
levels;
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- describe and assess the roles of participants in restorative justice processes, including
the victim, the offender, the community and the state;
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- analyse restorative justice theory and practice from critical perspectives;
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- demonstrate skills in legal research, critical analysis and the written presentation
of research and argument in the area of restorative justice.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
Prescribed texts
- This text is also available as an ebook from the SCU library - http://ezproxy.scu.edu.au/login?url=http://scu.eblib.com.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=802463: Van Ness, DW & Strong, KH, 2010, Restoring Justice: An Introduction to Restorative Justice, 4th edn, Elsevier Science, New Jersey. ISBN: 9781437778977.