CRJU160-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

Legal Issues in the New Zealand Criminal Justice System

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

Legal Issues in the New Zealand criminal justice system will introduce students to current and emerging issues in the criminal justice system. It will begin by providing an overview of the complex legal rules which regulate the investigation and prosecution and punishment of criminal offences and offenders. Case studies and contemporary law reform initiatives will be used to provide perspectives on the working of these legal rules as practice, and as tools to discuss the process in which the law might be changed. Students who study this course will be well equipped to understand the nature of the New Zealand criminal justice system.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Biculturally competent and confident

Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture B A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lecture A B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 12:00 - 13:00 C3 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Tutorial A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 Psychology - Sociology 413
4 Aug - 10 Aug
18 Aug - 24 Aug
22 Sep - 28 Sep
13 Oct - 19 Oct
02 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 Rehua 429
4 Aug - 10 Aug
18 Aug - 24 Aug
22 Sep - 28 Sep
13 Oct - 19 Oct
03 Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 Psychology - Sociology 456
4 Aug - 10 Aug
18 Aug - 24 Aug
22 Sep - 28 Sep
13 Oct - 19 Oct
04 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 413
4 Aug - 10 Aug
18 Aug - 24 Aug
22 Sep - 28 Sep
13 Oct - 19 Oct
05 Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00 Rehua 530
4 Aug - 10 Aug
18 Aug - 24 Aug
22 Sep - 28 Sep
13 Oct - 19 Oct
06 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 Rehua 429
4 Aug - 10 Aug
18 Aug - 24 Aug
22 Sep - 28 Sep
13 Oct - 19 Oct
07 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 Rehua 530
4 Aug - 10 Aug
18 Aug - 24 Aug
22 Sep - 28 Sep
13 Oct - 19 Oct
08 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 Rehua 429
4 Aug - 10 Aug
18 Aug - 24 Aug
22 Sep - 28 Sep
13 Oct - 19 Oct

Course Coordinator

James Mehigan

Assessment

Assessment is likely to include an online quiz, essay and exam with dates and exact percentages to be confirmed.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $946.00

International fee $4,850.00

* 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.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

All CRJU160 Occurrences

  • CRJU160-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025