Locating Crime in Urban, Regional and Rural Contexts

CRJUS2472 Locating Crime in Urban, Regional and Rural Contexts

This unit examines the complex relationship between crime and violence. Students analyse stereotypes and dominant understandings of crime in Australia, with particular attention to regional and rural contexts. The unit challenges the assumption that crime in the modern world is primarily an urban phenomenon. The impacts of crime on local communities¿both acquisitive and interpersonal¿are explored, alongside the complexity of contemporary crime and the responses it generates from community members and the formal criminal justice system. The role of law-and-order campaigns in managing shifts in crime and violence patterns is examined, as are regional and rural crime prevention programs situated within the growing field of rural criminology. The unit also considers the role of remoteness¿geographical, social, and political¿in cycles of violence and in shaping criminal justice responses.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).

2026 contribution amount* $2,175
2026 grandfathered contribution amount^ $1,021

^ If you are a continuing student who commenced your course before 1 January 2021, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented, for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.

* For Psychology and Social Work bands the unit fee amount is determined by accredited courses. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should refer to the information below.

Domestic full fee–paying places

A domestic full fee–paying place is one that isn’t subsidised by the Australian Government. These places are offered to postgraduate students or those who are ineligible for a CSP. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees, which means individual unit fees vary according to the degree. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

International full fee–paying places

International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

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