Justice Responses to Difference | Federation University

CRJUS3303 Justice Responses to Difference

This unit critically considers the ways in which criminal justice systems respond to difference, with particular attention to the ways in which access to justice and justice outcomes are influenced by issues of power, inequality and institutional practices. Drawing on critical criminology and socio-legal perspectives, the unit explores how minoritised groups engage with, experience and are positioned within justice systems, and how these processes reveal the social, legal and institutional dynamics through which justice is produced and contested. Students are encouraged to question justice as a contested concept and to think critically about the assumptions, practices and limitations that characterise contemporary responses to injustice.

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. Find our more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule.

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. Find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule.

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