TE PIRINGA FACULTY OF LAW
LAWS403.15A Crime, Criminology & the Criminal Justice System 2015
Outline
1.
Identification of Paper
Paper: LAWS403-15A
This paper carries 20 points
2.
Staffing
Brenda Midson
Convenor
Phone: 838 4466 ext 8959
Room: Law G.70
Email: midsonb@waikato.ac.nz
Available: as advised on office door
Wayne Rumbles
Phone: 838 4466 ext 5007
Room: Law G.40
Email: wayner@waikato.ac.nz
Available: as advised on office door
3.
Description and Structure of Paper
(a) Description of the paper in University Calendar
A critical overview of the theoretical explanations for crime, an examination of the policy goals of
the adult and juvenile justice systems, and an introduction to the institutional arrangements for
the disposition of offenders in the New Zealand criminal justice system.
(b) Structure of the Paper
Lecture 1 Mon 15:00 17:00 K.G.07
Lecture 2 Thu 13:00 15:00 L.G.02
(c) Attendance
Te Piringa Faculty of Law places great emphasis on providing students with opportunities for high
achievement in law papers and attendance is therefore advisable to maximise academic benefits.
This paper will take the form of seminars where students will be expected to both lead and
participate in class discussion. A record will be kept of student attendance at lectures.
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4.
Learning outcomes
Students who have successfully completed the course will be able to demonstrate an
understanding of crime and criminology including the evolution of criminology and criminological
theories, different constructs of crime and deviance, and theories of crime causation; and by
critically examining crime and criminality in various contexts, demonstrate an understanding of
the social responses to crime including the formal institutions of criminal justice.
5.
Workload
Students should expect to spend 200 hours in total on this paper. In addition to lecture
attendance, significant time will need to be spent on background and complementary reading.
Students should allow for periods of more-focused research time in the preparation of
assignments.
6.
Required and Recommended Reading
All law students are required to purchase, for use in all law papers, a copy of McLay, Murray &
Orpin, New Zealand Law Style Guide, 2nd edition, Thomson Reuters (2011). This is available from
Bennetts, at an approximate price of $37 including GST.
In addition to the texts identified below, the Law School requires that students purchase the
course materials book(s) for this paper. These are available from Waikato Print.
Recommended
Tolmie, J & Brookbanks, W (eds) Criminal Justice in New Zealand LexisNexis (2007).
Maguire M, Morgan R and Reiner R (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology (3rd ed) Oxford
University Press (2002).
White, R, Haines, F and Asquith, N Crime & criminology (5th ed) Oxford (2012).
Further material may be provided on the paper site on Moodle (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz), the
University of Waikato’s online learning system. Any such material is provided on the following
terms:
University of Waikato owns the intellectual property rights, including copyright, in and to this site,
or has acquired the necessary licenses to display the material on the site. As a student of the Te
Piringa Faculty of Law, you are granted a limited license to use (access, display or print a single
copy) the material from the papers in which you are enrolled for the purposes of participating in
the paper only, provided the information is not modified. Materials may not under any
circumstances be copied, stored, distributed or provided in any form or method whatsoever to
any third party. Any other use of the material is prohibited. None of the material may be
otherwise reproduced, reformatted, republished or re-disseminated in any manner or form
without the prior written consent of University of Waikato. To obtain such consent, please
contact the Te Piringa Faculty of Law.
7.
Online support
Online support for this paper is provided via Moodle.
8.
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Assessment
a)
Requirements for assessed work
Te Piringa Faculty of Law procedures for the presentation, submission and referencing of course
work are set out in the Te Piringa Faculty of Law Undergraduate Handbook @ p.33 which is
available from http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/undergraduate.
Assignment resources are available online at http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/student/
b)
Coursework: Final Examination Ratio: 1:0
c)
Assessment Components
Component
Component
Media Analysis
Essay
Test
Percentage of overall mark
Percentage of overall mark
20%
40%
40%
Due date
Due date
8 am 26 March 2015
8 am 18 May 2015
4 June 2015 (in class)
i.
The media analysis will require students to analyse a newspaper report in light of
criminological theories covered in class. The newspaper report will be provided. The
analysis is not to exceed three pages.
ii.
The essay is not to exceed 4000 words including footnotes but excluding bibliography
(which is required). The topic for the essay is to be advised.
iii.
The test will be held in the last hour of class on. You have 90 minutes to complete the
test. It will consist of a number of questions that will require short (approximately 100 –
200 word) answers. Further information about the test will be provided in class.
Each piece of assessment is linked to the learning outcomes identified in clause 4 above.
Students will be assessed on their understanding of crime and criminology including the evolution
of criminology and criminological theories and, to differing degrees, constructs of crime and
deviance, theories of crime causation. Assessment will also allow students to demonstrate a
critical understanding of crime and criminality in various contexts, including analysis of the social
responses to crime and the formal institutions of criminal justice.
d)
Handing in, marking time and collection
All assignments must be submitted electronically through Moodle (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz).
See
Te
Piringa
Faculty
of
Law
Undergraduate
Handbook,
available
at
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/undergraduate. It is the policy of Te Piringa Faculty of Law to
return marked work to students within five weeks of submission.
If you require assistance with Moodle, or encounter any problems, please contact the Help Desk.
You can send a message to Help Desk by using the instant message service in your paper (from
the participants list within the People block). Alternatively, you can email them directly at
help@waikato.ac.nz or call 838 4008.
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e)
Measurement of Achievement
Achievement in examinations and tests will be measured primarily in terms of levels of
understanding and knowledge gained. Achievement in assignments will be measured also in
terms of fluency and accuracy of expression and referencing.
Major deficiencies in structure, style, grammar and spelling will result in lower marks.
f)
Management of assessment deadlines, process for requesting extensions and special
consideration, and for appeals
(i)
Extensions
Students are required to complete and submit all internal assessments by specified dates. The
meeting of deadlines is a mark of professionalism and its enforcement is essential for fairness to
all students taking the paper. Handing in course work on or before the due date also facilitates
the timely return of marked work by academic staff. Students should meet requirements as to
time deadlines for course work, or make a request for an extension or special consideration in
appropriate circumstances (see Undergraduate Programmes Manual available from the School of
Law Undergraduate website http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/undergraduate/). Failure to comply
with requirements as to the time deadlines for internal assessment without having successfully
applied either for an extension or special consideration with supporting evidence before the due
date will result in deduction of 2.5 marks for each day the work is late. Lateness of more than a
week may result in the work not being marked. No deadlines may be extended beyond two
weeks after the last teaching day of the semester(s) in which the paper is taught as final grades
must go to the Board of Examiners at this time. Unless an extension in writing has been granted,
a lecturer may refuse to accept a piece of work which is submitted after the specified date, and
automatically award it no mark, or may lower the mark as a penalty for lateness.
Applications for extension, on the form obtainable from the Law Reception, must be submitted to
the Chief Examiner or nominee. Students should not submit the extension form to the lecturer,
nor should students seek extensions from the lecturer via other forms of communication.
Extensions will be granted only on evidence of illness, family bereavement, or serious personal
accidents or circumstances. Please note that too many assignments due at the same time is NOT
an acceptable reason, neither are claims that computers and/or printers have crashed. Account
will be taken of the time in which the student has had to complete the internal assessment before
the intervening event occurred. It will be important to consider if the grant of the extension will
give the student in question an unfair advantage over other students. A maximum period of 14
days will be given as an extension unless there are exceptional circumstances. In determining
applications the Chief Examiner or nominee may consult with the Convenor or lecturer of the
relevant paper.
When the Chief Examiner or nominee has made a decision on the application for extension, the
nominated Administrative Assistant will advise the student of the decision by email. Following
this, the extension form will be given to the relevant lecturer who will retain it until after the
assignment is marked and returned to students. The form will then be placed on the student’s
file. It should be noted that if an extension of longer than 14 days is granted, the assignment will
not be automatically printed out and delivered to the lecturer, therefore the lecturer is
responsible for ensuring the assignment is printed. In appropriate cases, when a student’s
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application for extension is declined the Chief Examiner or nominee will inform the student of the
process for applying for special consideration.
ii)
Special Consideration
The Assessment Regulations 2005 as set out in the University Calendar 2015 list in detail the
university-wide policies and procedures, which apply concerning missed examinations, impaired
performance or impaired preparation time for an examination, and missed or impaired course
work. Students are responsible for ensuring that they comply with these regulations. Application
forms for special consideration for internal assessment are available from law reception.
iii)
Appeals (University Calendar 2015, Assessment Regulations 2005, Reg. 24)
A student may appeal against any decision taken under these regulations.
An appeal, comprising a written statement of the circumstances of the appeal, together with
supporting evidence if available, must be submitted by the student in writing to the Head of
Student & Academic Services not more than seven days after the date on which notification of the
relevant decision is received.
Appeals under this section are considered and decided by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor by
delegated authority of the Education Committee.
A decision by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor is notified in writing, and is final.
iv) No electronic devices are allowed in any internal tests or exams.
v) If you wish to submit your Internal Assessment in Māori, you need to obtain an application
form from the Law Reception at least 14 days before the assessment is due.
vi) If you wish to apply to write your official exams in Māori, you need to complete the official
application form from the University’s Assessment Office.
(refer to the Policy on the Use of Māori for Assessment in the University Calendar)
9.
University Calendar Regulations and Policies
Your attention is drawn to the following regulations and policies, which are published in the
University Calendar 2015:
Assessment Regulations 2005
Student Discipline Regulations 2014
Computer Systems Regulations 2005
Policy on the Use of Māori for Assessment
Student Research Regulations 2008
Ethical Conduct in Human Research and Related Activities Regulations 2008.
10.
Links to other papers
This paper builds upon some of the principles and theories examined in both Jurisprudence and
Crimes.
11.
Fees
Refer to http://calendar.waikato.ac.nz/admission/tableoffeesandcharges.html.
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12.
(a)
(b)
(c)
Referencing guidelines and caution against plagiarism
Referencing must be in accordance with the New Zealand Law Style Guide (2nd Ed)
Thomson Reuters 2011.
All written work submitted for the purposes of assessment must be your own work.
Copying or paraphrasing all or part of another person’s work, be it published or
unpublished, without clear attribution, is plagiarism. Plagiarism is misconduct and is dealt
with under the disciplinary procedures of the University as outlined in the Student
Discipline Regulations 2014 in the University Calendar.
“Plagiarism means presenting as one’s own work the work of another, and includes the
copying or paraphrasing of another person’s work in an assessment item without
acknowledging it as the other person’s work through full and accurate referencing; it
applies to assessment presented through a written, spoken, electronic, broadcasting,
visual, performance or other medium.” See section 3, Assessment Regulations (2015
Calendar)
The Te Piringa Faculty of Law’s policy regarding plagiarism is Te Piringa Faculty of Law
Undergraduate Programmes Manual, available from:
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/undergraduate/.
13.
Health and safety
The Law School’s Health and Safety representative is Ms Renee Rewi in LAW.G 71 on extension
6727, but if she is not available, please report the incident to the Law Reception - Room Law G.44
or call ext 4167.
14.
Class representation
Contact details for the Student Representation Coordinator, Academic Services Division, are as
follows: Jeanie Richards, Student Services, ext. 8221, email: student.reps@waikato.ac.nz.
15.
Complaints procedures
The brochure Student Concerns and Complaints Policy provides details of the University’s process
for handling concerns and complaints and is available from Faculty and School Offices, The
Gateway and Student Services Division and is contained in the Calendar 2015. See also the
document Student Support Structure at Te Piringa Faculty of Law, available from law reception.
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Lecture Schedule A Semester
Programme of lecture topics
2 March (Semester A Starts)
5 March
9 March
12 March
16 March
19 March
23 March
26 March
30 March (3 April Good Friday)
2 April
6 April (Easter Monday & Tuesday)
Introduction & overview; introduction to concepts
and theories BRM
What is crime; what is criminology BRM
Classicism & positivism
Control theories & critical criminology BRM
Critical criminology & realist criminology BRM
Crime statistics BRM
Gender and crime BRM
Gender and crime BRM Media analysis due 26 March
Young people, crime, and youth justice BRM
Young people, crime, and youth justice BRM
Teaching Recess
13 April
20 April (25 April Anzac Day)
23 April
27 April (27 April ANZAC Day - observed)
30 April
4 May
7 May
11 May
14 May
18 May
21 May
25 May
28 May
1 June (1 June Queen’s Birthday)
4 June
8 June
Teaching Recess
Media representations of crime WR
Media representations of crime WR
No lecture
Hackers and deviance WR
Hackers and deviance WR
Indigenous peoples and the CJS WR
Indigenous peoples and the CJS WR
Cultural criminology BRM
Responses to crime: policing BRM Essay due 18 May
Responses to crime: policing BRM
Responses to crime: punishment BRM
Responses to crime: punishment BRM
No lecture
Test (1½ hours)
Study Week
15 June
Examinations
22 June
Examinations
29 June
Teaching Recess
6 July
Teaching Recess/Enrolment
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