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Globalisation, Crime and Justice - CRIM3007
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Course Outline: Contact School
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Enrolment in program 3422 and 72 uoc including CRIM2020, or enrolment in a major or minor in Criminology and 72 uoc overall including CRIM2020, or enrolment in program 4763 and 72 uoc overall
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
 
   
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description



This is a shelf course. A shelf course comprises a number of modules related to this broad area of study. Each module is a separate semester of study in this area and is offered in rotation. You can study TWO modules but you cannot study the same module twice.


Subject Area: Criminology

Module: "Borders, Crime and Security"
Criminology is increasingly forced to adopt a transnational perspective which goes beyond the state-centred frameworks of conventional criminological analysis. In this course we critically examine the changing meaning and function of borders under conditions of globalisation, and consider a range of examples of cross-border crime and criminalisation, in order to understand contemporary trends in the 'securitisation' of borders.

Module: "Cybercrime" (Semester 2, 2011)
‘Cybercrime’ examines how the online world has borne new crimes and law enforcement responses, as well as investigates how the computer has become both a target of attack and a tool for criminal activity. ‘Cybercrime’ explores a number of emerging cybercrimes (cyber-stalking, hacking, and attacks to critical infrastructure), and also explores how old crimes are affected in new mediums (organised crime, electronic theft, pornography, child abuse materials, and peer-to-peer filesharing systems). How do nation-states regulate criminal activity of those persons and organizations located abroad? How is law enforcement shifting from traditional mechanisms to new regulatory regimes and technological solutions? Additional topics include cyber-terrorism, hactivism, information warfare, and digital forensics. A technical background is not essential."

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