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Global Crime
24 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn, Online
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit provides students with a detailed understanding of global crime problems that are inherently transnational in nature. Students will learn about the extent, growth and impact of different types of global crimes as well as their systemic enablers, and how to assess and formulate real-world policy solutions
Requisites
Prerequisites
CRI10002
Fundamentals of CriminologyRules
Pre-requisite
CRI10002 Fundamentals of Criminology
Anti-requisite
CRI10003 Crime in a Globalised World
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Teaching Period 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
04-November-2024
09-February-2025
09-February-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-November-2024
Census date
29-November-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
27-December-2024
Results released date
04-March-2025
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Analyse and evaluate the function, scale and socio-economic impact of global illicit markets, including in people, illicit drugs, arms our counterfeit goods
- Identify and analyse the systemic enablers of global crime including rapid globalisation and technological change, insufficient oversight and regulatory systems, and corruption within both public and private sectors
- Analyse and evaluate the nexus between systemic enablers of global crime and key offender groups, including organised crime syndicates, transnational corporations and corrupt government officials
- Evaluate, formulate and communicate real-world policy solutions to global crime problems including law enforcement and other government responses, both individually and in teams
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
On-campus Class | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Online Learning activities | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Unspecified Activities Various | 7.50 | 12 weeks | 90 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
Online Learning activities | 9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Essay | Individual | 45% | 1,2,3 |
Online Question Response | Individual | 35% | 1,2,3,4 |
Presentation | Group | 20% | 1,2,3,4 |
Essay | Individual | 45% | 1,2,3 |
Online Question Response | Individual | 35% | 1,2,3,4 |
Presentation | Group | 20% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
- People smuggling and modern-day slavery
- Transnational environmental crime
- Transnational drug trafficking
- Production and distribution of counterfeit goods
- Sex trafficking
- Money laundering
- Corporate crime
- Global arms trading
- Transnational state crimes
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.