Program Overview

CRM202 - Corrections

Overview

The content of the unit includes:

• The Prison Administration Act (1981) and COPPS (2018)
• Traditional and alternative approaches to sentencing
• The experience of imprisonment
• Different prison designs and management systems
• Specific groups of offenders including those at risk of suicide and self-harm, and female offenders
• Treatment of offenders
• Community corrections, parole and early release

Offerings

The unit is offered in various modes and locations, including:

• KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TJA, Location Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2024, End year 2024, Self enrol No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-MIXEDMODE-: Teaching period code Trimester-TJA, Location Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd, Attendance mode Mixed Mode, Start year 2026, End year 2026, Self enrol No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-MIXEDMODE-: Teaching period code Trimester-TMA, Location Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd, Attendance mode Mixed Mode, Start year 2025, End year 2025, Self enrol No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TSA, Location Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2024, End year 2024, Self enrol No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-MIXEDMODE-: Teaching period code Trimester-TSA, Location Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd, Attendance mode Mixed Mode, Start year 2026, End year 2026, Self enrol No
• MURDOCH-S1-EXT-: Teaching period code Semester 1-S1, Location Murdoch, Attendance mode External, Start year 2022, End year 2024, Self enrol Yes
• MURDOCH-S1-FACE2FACE-2025-ONGOING: Teaching period code Semester 1-S1, Location Murdoch, Attendance mode Face to Face, Start year 2025, End year -, Self enrol Yes
• MURDOCH-S1-INT-: Teaching period code Semester 1-S1, Location Murdoch, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2022, End year 2024, Self enrol Yes
• MURDOCH-S1-ONLINEFLEX-2025-ONGOING: Teaching period code Semester 1-S1, Location Murdoch, Attendance mode Online Flexible, Start year 2025, End year -, Self enrol Yes

Requisites

Prerequisite

• CRM100: 3 cp, Introduction to Criminology

Exclusion

• CRM220: 4 cp, Sentencing and Penology
• CRM320: 4 cp, Sentencing and Penology
• LAW320: 4 cp, Sentencing and Penology

Learning Outcomes

1. Critique the Prison Administration Act (1981) and COPPS (2018).
2. Critique and apply the theories of punishment.
3. Critique the critical issues in corrections management: including prison design, security, managing prisoners.
4. Critique the issues around prisoner wellbeing: including suicide and self-harm treatment of offending behaviour and community corrections.

Unit Details

• Unit version: 25
• Version start date: 01/07/2024
• End date: 30/06/2024
• Owning college: College of Law, Arts and Social Sciences
• Owning school: Law and Criminology
• Credit points: 3