ATS3224 - Gender, violence and society: Criminal justice responses - 2019

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit




Organisational Unit


Chief examiner(s)

Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon


Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon

Not offered in 2019


Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units.


APG4224Not offered in 2019





In this unit, students will examine key aspects of criminal justice response to gendered violence and relevant changes in policing and courts. Students will identify a specific area for sustained investigation. Focused on this area, students will undertake a targeted review of the relevant criminological academic literature and complete an independent research exercise. This research will be supervised by the Unit Coordinator with input from other staff as appropriate.



  1. analyse and explain criminal justice responses to gendered family violence;
  2. engage with a variety of critical and theoretical debates focused on legal responses to family violence;
  3. identify and critically evaluate the extant literature about this issue;
  4. differentiate and appraise a range of methodological approaches that have been used to police family violence;
  5. communicate in both oral and written formats about this issue;
  6. devise, prepare and complete a research project.


Within semester assessment: 100%

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