LAWS365-16S2 (C) Semester Two 2016

Issues in Policing, Prosecution and Alternatives to Prosecution

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2016
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 22 July 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 7 October 2016

Description

Policing theories; police powers to arrest and search; prosecution process, diversion, restorative justice; youth justice; alternatives to traditional court prosecution of offenders; Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons Act) 2003

This course is designed:  
•  to give students a sound understanding of policing theories and practices adopted in New Zealand and of the prosecution process and alternatives to prosecution;
•  to introduce students to some aspects of international policing
•  to assist students to understand the roles of different criminal justice professionals involved in policing and prosecution of offences  
•  to familiarise students with current debates about the extent of police powers, the handling of young offenders, diversion as an alternative to prosecution, the use of restorative justice practices and processes for dealing with mentally impaired offenders. .
•  to enable students to engage with social and cultural factors which are relevant to the policing and prosecution process, especially as these affect Maori and Pasifika people.

Learning Outcomes

  • A successful student will, by the end of the course, be able to:
  •  Demonstrate an understanding of of policing theories and practices adopted in New Zealand and of the prosecution process and alternatives to prosecution;
  •  Demonstrate an understanding of some issues affecting international policing
  •  Demonstrate familiarity with the roles of different criminal justice professionals in the policing and prosecution of offenders and in alternatives to prosecution;
  •  Critically engage with current debates on extent of police powers, the handling of young offenders, diversion as an alternative to prosecution, the use of restorative justice practices and processes for dealing with mentally impaired offenders.
  •  Demonstrate an understanding of social and cultural factors which are relevant to the policing and prosecution process, especially as these affect Maori and Pasifika people.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Recommended Preparation

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Jeremy Finn

Lecturer

Roisin Burke

Dr Roisin Burke will be joining the Law School in 2016 and will be a lecturer for LAWS365.

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essay 19 Sep 2016 30%
Final Exam 70%


The course may be assessed by way of a compulsory essay and a final open-book exam.

Assessment will be confirmed in the first week of the course.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

A Cleland & K Quince; Youth Justice in Aotearoa New Zealand: Law, Policy and Critique ; LexisNexis, 2014.

J Finn & D Mathias; Criminal Procedure in New Zealand ; 2nd ed; Thomson Reuters, 2015.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $759.00

International fee $3,450.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

All LAWS365 Occurrences

  • LAWS365-16S2 (C) Semester Two 2016
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