CRIM 207 Criminology: Indigenous and Global - Course Outlines

Course Prescription

Are we all equal before the law? Or are groups treated differently by the criminal justice system? With particular emphasis on indigenous peoples in New Zealand, Australia and Canada, this course examines the impact of differential practices on inequalities and collective efforts to achieve social change. Concepts of restorative justice are central to this course.

Course Overview

This course explores the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the criminal justice systems of settler colonial countries. It draws case examples from four similar settler colonial country contexts, from Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United States of America. Key concepts covered include 'indigeneity', 'gangs', 'racialisation', 'racialised policing', 'Indigenous jurisprudence', 'restorative justice', 'over-representation', 'criminality', 'mass and hyper incarceration', 'settler colonialism', 'decolonisation' and 'historical trauma'. Students are expected to keep up with weekly required readings and to actively engage in small group discussions. The course has two in-course assignments and an end-of-course examination.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: CRIM 100 or GLOBAL 100 or 102 or 15 points at Stage I in Sociology Restriction: CRIM 302

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Be able to display knowledge and understanding of essential content and significance to criminology. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
Be able to identify and evaluate the premises, conditions and contexts of knowledge claims and information sources. (Capability 2.1)
Be able to construct reasoned, reflexive arguments and interpretations using valid evidence to justify claims and conclusions.
Be able to define problems with regard to their significance, ethical implications, and real-world challenges,using skills in the analysis of social and cultural data.
Be able to express and present information clearly, coherently and persuasively in written and oral forms.
Be able to demonstrate honesty and integrity and to engage in independent, ethical decision-making and action. (Capability 5.1)
Be able to understand the historical, social, political, economic and cultural significance of tangata whenua and recognize the ongoing significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to contemporary New Zealand.

Assessments

Assessment Type	Percentage	Classification
Book or Film Documentary Review	20%	Individual Coursework
Essay	30%	Individual Coursework
Final Exam	50%	Individual Coursework
3 types	100%

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 2 weekly hours of lectures, a 1 hour lectorial, 5 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 2 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities including tutorials to receive credit for components of the course.

Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including tutorials will not be available as recordings.

Attendance on campus is required for the exam.

The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

All required readings will be accessible through Canvas. Students are expected to read the two allocated readings for each week prior to the lecture. These will be either a book chapter or journal article. Supplementary readings will be listed for each topic area in the course outline/syllabus.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Based on student feedback this year, lectures in the coming year will continue to encourage reflexive learning, and provide more up-to-date research on key topic areas, and lectorials will offer set exercises for small group learning sessions.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Capability 1:	Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2:	Critical Thinking
Capability 3:	Solution Seeking
Capability 4:	Communication and Engagement
Capability 5:	Independence and Integrity
Capability 6:	Social and Environmental Responsibilities

CRIM 207 : Criminology: Indigenous and Global

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2023 Semester Two (1235) (15 POINTS)