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With a strong focus on psychology, law and society, this industry-recognised criminology degree gives you an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those affected by crime.You will understand why crimes are committed and how crime impacts society. Topics include the detection and prevention of crime, including policing issues and offender profiling. You will investigate how the corrections system works, including ethics and prison experiences and populations.By examining the motivations behind criminal activity, you gain the skills to analyse trends, formulate policies and create systems for crime prevention.Our graduates work in all areas of the justice system, from victim support to corrections programs.

Explore the social causes and consequences of crime. You’ll cover topics including policing, corrections, and cybercrime. Take your skills into the world, working behind the scenes in policy, or on the ground with at-risk youth and offenders.

Bachelor of Social Science with a Major in Criminology

During your Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, you will learn to demystify the criminal mind and assist victims and perpetrators to navigate the Australian legal system.Your units will cover different causes of crime and the manner in which society – through the police, courts, corrections systems and victims support services – responds to crime.The course examines local and global criminality, traditional approaches and responses to crime, as well as emerging trends and practices. It focuses on technological and other scientific advances which impact on the criminal justice sector, including an emphasis on predicting the commission of crime, detecting and stopping criminal behaviour and implementing effective and efficient criminal sanctions.

Prepare for an impactful career in Australia’s criminal justice system. You’ll study why people commit crime and society’s responses. Explore policing, corrections and forensics. Get to know crime’s causes, impacts, and how you can make a difference.

Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Crime, Society and Justice

Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour

Doing Criminology

Social Problems - (In)equality and (In)justice

Crime and Deviance

Crime and Society

Deviance

Understanding Crime

Criminological Theories

Crime in Rural Communities

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