| Semester 2, 2022 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Law and Justice |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: (LAW1111 and LAW1112) or LAW1201 or (LAW5111 and LAW5112) or LAW5501 or CMS1000
Overview
Domestic and family violence and child protection are complex and significant social issues which have severe and long lasting implications for all parties concerned, including those tasked with the job of implementing the law when charges are laid. It is therefore essential that those who work in this space thoroughly understand the legal options available to them. In this course, students will explore the public and legislative responses to the needs of children who fall into these areas, including (but not limited to) culture, socio-economics and gender. Further, ethical, professional and legislative implications for practitioners will also be considered.
This course will provide students with an understanding of domestic violence and child protection issues, and of legal developments dealing with them. Evidentiary research, along with theoretical and practical analysis, will address developments in both legislative and preventative measures relating to these issues. This course is designed to provide students with the requisite skills and knowledge for working within the legal, policy and social contexts that address family violence and child protection. Students, by way of course assessments, will demonstrate their skills and knowledge through application of legal processes and procedures, designed specifically to provide a theoretical, yet practical basis for both areas of law.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate:
- evaluate developments in the areas of family violence and child protection and critically examine the relationship between these developments within both legal and social scientific frameworks;
- demonstrate, advanced knowledge of child protection and family violence laws, their impact on social costs, theory, and practice;
- identify issues considered to be precipitants or causal factors in family violence and child protection;
- evaluate the diversity of factors that influence family violence and child protection.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Introduction to Family Violence | 10.00 |
| 2. | Nature of Family Violence | 10.00 |
| 3. | Consequences of domestic violence | 10.00 |
| 4. | Legislative responses | 10.00 |
| 5. | Applications, orders, and court processes | 10.00 |
| 6. | Guest speaker (domestic violence and/or child protection) | 10.00 |
| 7. | Introduction to Child Protection | 10.00 |
| 8. | Child Abuse and neglect | 10.00 |
| 9. | Child protection and prevention | 10.00 |
| 10. | Department of Communities, Child Safety, Youth and Women | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical | No | 25 | 2 |
| Quiz | No | 25 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4 |