Course Title: Criminal Law in a Justice Environment

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6077

Course Title: Criminal Law in a Justice Environment

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 75.0

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Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

JUST5149

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng

Face-to-Face or Workplace

 Term1 2011,
Term1 2012,
Term1 2013

Course Contact: Georgy Dumas

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254203

Course Contact Email: georgy.dumas@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop an in-depth knowledge of aspects of criminal law relevant to a person working in the justice field


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

  • VBQU367 Work in a Legal Environment
  • VBQU368 Apply Investigative Processes in a Justice Environment



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VBQM390 Criminal Law in a Justice Environment

Elements:

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of Federal and State drug laws

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of rebuttable and irrebuttable
presumptions at law and the defences to a crime.

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the concept of crime and the
need for such a concept in our society.

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the concept of culpability of
participants in a crime and identify at what stage acts are sufficiently
complete to be regarded as an attempt.

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the elements of criminal assault
and sexual offences and their defences.

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the various elements to the
criminal offences of: theft; obtaining property by deception; obtaining
financial advantage by deception; armed robbery; burglary and aggravated
burglary and defences to these crimes

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the various road safety rules and
regulations


Learning Outcomes

This course aims to enable students to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of:

  1. The concept of crime and the need for such a concept in our society
  2. Rebuttable and irrebutable presumptions at law and the defences to a crime
  3. The elements of criminal assault and sexual offences and their defences
  4. The concept of culpability of participants in a crime and to identify at what stage acts are sufficiently complete to be regarded as an attempt
  5. The various elements to the criminal offences of: theft; obtaining property by deception; obtaining financial advantage by deception; armed robbery; burglary and aggravated burglary and defences to these crimes
  6. The various road safety rules and regulations
  7. Federal and State drug laws


Overview of Assessment

To be advised