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IAS516 - Advanced Sociology of Crime and Deviance

2026

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Social Science

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IAS324

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Unit Description

This unit offers an advanced examination of the institutions of social control in Western industrial societies and explores the processes by which deviant behaviour is identified and regulated. The distribution of deviant behaviour is explained in terms both of the immediate contexts in which it is labelled and produced and of the wider processes of an increasingly disciplined and bureaucratised society. Students will use sociological theories to examine crime in Australia and analyse behavioural causes and effects of deviancy.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Critically evaluate theoretical perspectives and approaches to an advanced study of deviance and crime.
2.	Compare and contrast the advanced theories of deviance.
3.	Critically analyse the extent of and types of crime in Australia, relating these theories to real life events and issues.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	In Class Discussion (equivalent to approximately 300 written words)	5%	1,2
2.	Summary (4 X 700 words)	20%	1,2,3'
3.	Written Task A: Minor Essay (1,750 words)	30%	1,2,3
4.	Written Task B: Major Essay (2,000 words)	45%	1,2,3

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Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2026	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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