CRIM 2001 - Policing and Crime Control
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2024
-
General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code CRIM 2001 Course Policing and Crime Control Coordinating Unit Sociology, Criminology and Gender Studies Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites CRIM 1001 Incompatible GSSA 2113 Assessment Critical essay (1000 word) 30%, Group presentation 20%, Individual report (3000 word) 40%, Seminar Participation 10% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Julie-Anne Toohey
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
-
Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On the successful completion of this course students will be able to:
Understand theoretical concepts and perspectives used by sociologists and criminologists to analyse and explain crime control and surveillance practices, processes and policies.
Critically evaluate the social impacts and resonances of crime control and surveillance in contemporary societies, with particular reference to deviance and crime.
Understand the various reactions to crime control and surveillance practices in everyday life, particularly with regard to strategies of resistance.
Comprehend the relational interplays between crime control, surveillance practices, monitored populations and illegal activity.
Discern the political, economic and cultural influences responsible for the intensification of crime control and surveillance.
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1,5 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
2,3,4 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
2,3,4,5 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
2,5 Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency
Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.
1,2,5 Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.
2,3 -
Learning Resources
Required Resources
Weekly readings
Week 01 Waking up in a surveillance society
O’Brien, M & Yar, M. (2008) Surveillance, In M. O’Brien M. Yar, M (Eds) Criminology: The Key Concepts. Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon. Pp 166-169.
Gilliom, J. & Monahan, T. (2013) SuperVision: An Introduction to the Surveillance society. Pp 1-10. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Week 02 Are prisons panoptic?
Foucault, M. (1977) Panopticism (an extract from Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Modern Prison. New York: Vintage) In C. Greer (Ed.) (2010) Crime and Media: A Reader. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Pp 493-505.
Smith, C. (2012) Corrections In Hayes, H. & Penzler, T. (Eds) An Introduction to Crime and Criminology. Frenches Forest, NSW: Pearson. Pp 290-302.
Week 03 Watching the neighbours: crime prevention and community safety
Boyne, R. (2000) ‘Post-Panopticism.’ Economy and Society 29(2): 285-307.
Kelly, A. and Finlayson, A., 2015. Can Facebook save Neighbourhood Watch? The Police Journal, p.0032258X15570557.
Week 04 The new penology and police surveillance
Haggerty, K. (2012) Surveillance, crime and the police. In K. Ball, K. Haggerty & D. Lyon (Eds.) Routledge Handbook of Surveillance Studies. New York: Routledge. Pp 235-243.
Newburn, T. (2013) Criminology. London: Routledge. 327-347
This chapter on ‘Late modernity, governmentality and risk’ not only discusses new penology (p. 345), but also gives an excellent overview of Discipline and Punish, governmentality (we return to this concept later in the course) and Garland’s Culture of Control.
Week 05 The security industry and the surveillance assemblage
Prenzler, T. and Sarre, R. (2009) The Policing Complex. In A. Graycar and P. Grabosky (Eds.) The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 52-72.
Haggerty, K. D. and Ericson, R. V. (2000), The surveillant assemblage. The British Journal of Sociology, 51: 605–622.
Week 06 Transnational crime and (in)security
Bigo, Didier (2004) ‘Global (In)security: The Field of the Professionals of Unease Management and the Ban-opticon’, in Jon Solomon and Sakai Naoki (Eds) Traces: A Multilingual Series of Cultural Theory, No. 4 (Sovereign Police, Global Complicity). Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong Press. Pp 5-49. [Extract]
The language is often complex, but try to focus on the main ideas rather than the details.
Goldsmith, A.J. (2012). Crimes across borders. In M Marmo, W de Lint & D Palmer, ed. Crime and Justice: A guide to criminology. 4th ed. Sydney, NSW: Thomson Reuters, pp. 275-302.
Week 07 Surveillance, media and crime
Doyle, A. (2011), ‘Revisiting the Synopticon: Reconsidering Mathiesen’s ‘The Viewer Society’ in the Age of Web 2.0’, Theoretical Criminology, 15: 283–99.
McCahill, M. (2012) Crime, surveillance and media. In K. Ball, K. Haggerty & D. Lyon (Eds.) Routledge Handbook of Surveillance Studies. New York: Routledge. Pp 244-50.
Week 08 Crime and the rise of the surveillance school
Hope, A. (2015) Governmentality and the 'selling' of school surveillance devices. The Sociological Review. 63(4), pp 840-857.
O’Malley, P. (2013) Governmentality, In McLaughlin, E. and Muncie, J. (2013) (Third edition) The Sage Dictionary of Criminology. London: Sage. Pp 208-210.
Week 09 Surveillance, power and social impacts
Coleman, R. & MacCahill, M. (2011) Surveillance & Crime. London: Sage. Pp. 111-142.
Week 10 Resistance, play and surveillance
Gilliom, J. and Monaham, T. (2012) Everyday Resistance, In K. Ball, K. Haggerty & D. Lyon (Eds.) Routledge Handbook of Surveillance Studies. New York: Routledge. Pp 244-50.
Marx, G. (2009). A Tack in the Shoe and Taking Off the Shoe: Neutralization and Counter-neutralization Dynamics. Surveillance and Society 6(3): 295-306.
Week 11 Criminological futures, control and bodies caught in the net
Hope, A. (In print) Biopower and school surveillance technologies 2.0. The British Journal of Sociology of Education. Pre-print version available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01425692.2014.1001060#.VNlvbf6KCUk [Extract]
Trottier, D. (2014) Crowdsourcing CCTV surveillance on the Internet, Information, Communication & Society, 17:5, 609-626.
Week 12: No lectures or seminars. Complete assignment 03
-
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
No information currently available.
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
WORKLOAD
TOTAL HOURS
1 x 1 hour lecture per week (x 12)
12 hours
1 x 2 hour seminar per week (x 12)
24 hours
1 x 4 hours reading (x 12)
48 hours
1 x 3 hours research per week (x 12)
36 hours
1 x 3 hours assignment preparation each week (x 12)
36 hours
Total = 156 hours
Learning Activities Summary
Week
Lecture Topic
Key Concepts
1
Waking up in a surveillance society
Care and control
Surveillance 2.0
2
Are prisons panoptic?
Panopticism
3*
Watching the neighbours: crime prevention and community safety
Post-panopticism
Culture of control
4
The new penology and police surveillance
The new penology
Risk
Dataveillance
5*
The security industry and the surveillance assemblage
Surveillance assemblage
Big data
Data doubles
6
Transnational crime and (in)security
The ban-opticon
7
Surveillance, media and crime
Synopticism
8
Crime and the rise of the surveillance school
Governmentality
9
Surveillance, power and social impacts
New surveillance
Power
Light Touch surveillance
10
Resistance, play and surveillance
Resistance
Sousveillance
11*
Criminological futures, social control and bodies caught in the net
Biopower
Surveillance creep
Panspectron
12
No lecture
Focus on assignment 03.
-
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
1 1000 word essay (30%)
2 Group Project Presentation (20%)
3 3000 word individual report (40%)
4 Seminar Participation (10%)Assessment Detail
Assignment 1: Short essay - 30% weighting.
This assignment is a short essay of 1000 words.
Assignment 2: Group presentation - 20% weighting.
Group Presentations will occur in the regularly timetabled seminar slots. Each group will present for 10-12 minutes.
Each member of the group must take part in the presentation. The group will be given a single combined mark for their presentation.
Assignment 3: Individual Report - 40% weighting.
Individual written report of 3000 words in length.
Assignment 4: Seminar Participation - 10% weighting.
Students are required to attend and actively participate in weekly seminars.Submission
All assignments are to be submitted online via MyUni.
For instructions on submitting your assignment file to MyUni for marking, please see http://www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/tutorials/content/Assignment_-_Submit_an_Assignment__as_a_student_.html
For more assistance on submitting your assignment file to MyUni, please telephone the Service Desk on 831 33000, 9 am – 5 pm, Monday to Friday or email servicedesk@adelaide.edu.auCourse Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
-
Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
-
Student Support
- Academic Integrity for Students
- Academic Support with Maths
- Academic Support with writing and study skills
- Careers Services
- International Student Support
- Library Services for Students
- LinkedIn Learning
- Student Life Counselling Support - Personal counselling for issues affecting study
- Students with a Disability - Alternative academic arrangements
- YouX Student Care - Advocacy, confidential counselling, welfare support and advice
-
Policies & Guidelines
This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.
- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy
- Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy
- Copyright Compliance Policy
- Coursework Academic Programs Policy
- Elder Conservatorium of Music Noise Management Plan
- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
-
Fraud Awareness
Students are reminded that in order to maintain the academic integrity of all programs and courses, the university has a zero-tolerance approach to students offering money or significant value goods or services to any staff member who is involved in their teaching or assessment. Students offering lecturers or tutors or professional staff anything more than a small token of appreciation is totally unacceptable, in any circumstances. Staff members are obliged to report all such incidents to their supervisor/manager, who will refer them for action under the university's student’s disciplinary procedures.
The University of Adelaide is committed to regular reviews of the courses and programs it offers to students. The University of Adelaide therefore reserves the right to discontinue or vary programs and courses without notice. Please read the important information contained in the disclaimer.
