Hong Kong Criminal Justice System

LESM 2001AED

Course Guide

HONG KONG CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

LESM 2001AED

Course Guide

HONG KONG CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Course Start Date

Aut 2024

Course Level

2000

Length in Terms

2 terms

Credits

6

Language

English

Fees ($) (including lab fees)

10,260

Future Terms

Quota and Schedule

Course Start Date	Course Level	Length in Terms	Credits	Language	Fees ($) (including lab fees)	Future Terms
Aut 2024	2000	2 terms	6	English	10,260

Quota and Schedule

Course Coordinator:

Dr Wayne Chan, BSSc, MSocSc, PhD (HKU)

Course Developer:

Dr Larry C B Lai

Aims

Review the major theories of the origin of criminal law; examine how researchers measure crime; assess the extent of crime in Hong Kong and examine the role of politics and cultural values on the actual practice of criminal justice.
Introduce the principal models of criminal justice and assess the extent to which the institutions of criminal justice in Hong Kong comprise an organisational system.
Examine the various components of the Hong Kong criminal justice system.
Assess the future of criminal justice in Hong Kong.
Develop students' knowledge of problems of microeconomics
Explore the ways in which private and government agents deal with the problems of microeconomics.
Evaluate the concepts of economic efficiency and resource allocation, market versus command economy, and product and factor markets.
Equip students with the skills to analyse the problem of externalities.

Contents

The course covers the following topics:

Crime and justice
The Hong Kong criminal justice system
The Hong Kong Police Force
The Customs and Excise Department
The Immigration Department
The Independent Commission Against Corruption
The Prosecutions Division of the Department of Justice
The Criminal Courts
The Correctional Services Department
The future of criminal justice in Hong Kong

Learning support

Course materials and tutorials are the main strategies employed in the course to help students achieve the learning outcomes.

Students are expected to consult the course materials in advance according to the presentation schedule. Tutorials and day schools are then used to assist their study, discuss the major content of the topics and scrutinise the views raised by scholars. Attending and participating in tutorials and day schools are strongly encouraged.

Students can also use the Online Learning Environment which contains supplementary readings, tutorial PowerPoints, hyperlinks to useful websites and other relevant resources. The online Discussion Board offers an additional means for students to communicate with each other and to interact with the Course Coordinator and tutor.

Assessment

The passing mark for both the continuous assessment and the examination is 40. To pass the course, students must pass both the continuous assessment and the final examination.

Continuous assessment (weighting 50%)
Students are encouraged to submit five assignments. Only the best four grades obtained in the assignments count for the continuous assessment. The five assignments aim to assess the learning outcomes correspondingly by covering the following units:
- Assignment 1, worth 12.5%
- Assignment 2, worth 12.5%
- Assignment 3, worth 12.5%
- Assignment 4, worth 12.5%
- Assignment 5, worth 12.5%
Examination (weighting 50%)
The final examination for LESM 2001AED Hong Kong Criminal Justice System will be of three hours' duration and have a value of 50% of the total course grade. The final examination covers all the topics in the course and contains questions similar to the types of exercises, self-tests or assignments students have previously experienced. It will cover materials from all units and all learning outcomes are assessed.

Online requirement

Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set book(s)

Gaylord, M S, Gittings, D and Traver, H (eds) (2009) Introduction to Crime, Law and Justice in Hong Kong, Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.