Criminal Justice and Selected Crime Issues

SOCI A817F

Course Guide

SOCI A817F

Course Guide

Criminal Justice and Selected Crime Issues

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Course Coordinator: Dr Vincent Cheng, BA, MPhil, PhD (HKU)

Aims
This course aims to provide students with a profound understanding of the theoretical and practical dimensions of the criminal justice system. It also helps students grasp concepts of specific types of crime, such as organized crime, white collar crime, sex crime and terrorism, selected based on the expertise of the teaching staff and the social significance of the crimes. This course mainly looks into issues relating to the nature, causes and the prevention of the crimes in question.

Contents

Introduction to the criminal justice system
Critical issues and controversies faced by the criminal justice system
Analysis of selected crime issues
Approaches to the control of selected crimes
The criminal justice system as a crime control mechanism

Assessment
Course assessment includes:

Assignment 1 (35%)
Assignment 2 (35%)
Group presentation (30%)

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

Set Book(s)
There is no set book for the course. Relevant articles from academic journals and book chapters are to be assigned as course readings.