犯罪，司法和法律研究提供工具，以了解和批判性地分析法律的作用及其在更广泛的社会，文化，政治和经济背景下的地位。我们将向您介绍不同的学科观点，这些观点提供对法律的性质，影响和重要性的见解。您将运用这些知识来调查一系列本地和全球性问题，包括公民身份，人权与社会正义，犯罪与刑事正义，法律与大众文化。您将反思法律，政策与社会变革之间的关系，并制定策略来识别和创造性地解决社会法律问题。犯罪，司法和法律研究会为您提供一系列领域的职业培训，包括社区服务，社会福利，人权，刑事司法和法律教育。它使您准备在政府和非政府部门的
The Crime, Justice and Legal Studies major offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the nature, role and impact of law in society. The major encompasses general Socio-Legal Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice and brings together the insights, theories and methods of various disciplines, including Sociology, Politics, Media Studies, History and Cultural Studies.The major will equip you with the skills to analyse and evaluate legal concepts, processes, institutions and problems as dynamic and multi-faceted aspects of social relations. The Crime, Justice and Legal Studies major is concerned with the local and global dimensions of pressing contemporary issues. These include: citizenship, the ‘rule of law’, human rights and social justice, violence and discrimination, victimhood, crime and the administration of justice, law’s intersection with popular culture, and law’s role in social policy and social change.By undertaking this major, students will hone skills in research, critical-thinking and problem-solving which will provide a solid grounding for careers in legal research and policy, community work, advocacy, welfare and related fields.