Overview

This unit provides students with a comprehensive understanding of age-related issues (from childhood, adolescence, adulthood and ageing), as well as an overview of the influence developmental disabilities, such as Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD that are important to the assessment and management of offenders’ behaviour. The unit will enable students to recognise and evaluate the role of these different phenomena that influence offending behaviour according to disability status, and help students develop their skills in responding effectively to the needs of clients accordingly.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Assess developmental factors that influence offending behaviour throughout the lifespan
  • Explain the impact of developmental disability on risk for offending behaviour
  • Compare the impact of developmental disabilities on offending trajectory, compared to typical lifespan development
  • Evaluate current methods of assessment and management of offenders with developmental disabilities

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Workshop
1.00 12 weeks 12
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various
4.00 12 weeks 48
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Individual Study
7.00 12 weeks 84
TOTAL144

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Case AnalysisIndividual 40% 1,2,4 
Case VignetteIndividual 20% 1,2 
QuizzesIndividual 40% 2,3 

Content

  • Offending trajectory across the lifespan
  • Intellectual disability
  • Dual disability
  • Acquired Brain Injury
  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and other disorders

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.