CRJU160-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Legal Issues in the New Zealand Criminal Justice System

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

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.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 11:00 - 13:00 C3 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 11:00 - 12:00 Psychology - Sociology 251
3 Aug - 9 Aug
17 Aug - 23 Aug
21 Sep - 27 Sep
12 Oct - 18 Oct
02 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 251
3 Aug - 9 Aug
17 Aug - 23 Aug
21 Sep - 27 Sep
12 Oct - 18 Oct
03 Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00 Rehua 329
3 Aug - 9 Aug
17 Aug - 23 Aug
21 Sep - 27 Sep
12 Oct - 18 Oct
04 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 Jack Erskine 235
3 Aug - 9 Aug
17 Aug - 23 Aug
21 Sep - 27 Sep
12 Oct - 18 Oct
05 Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00 Jack Erskine 446
3 Aug - 9 Aug
17 Aug - 23 Aug
21 Sep - 27 Sep
12 Oct - 18 Oct
06 Thursday 12:00 - 13:00 Meremere 526
3 Aug - 9 Aug
17 Aug - 23 Aug
21 Sep - 27 Sep
12 Oct - 18 Oct
07 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 Ernest Rutherford 460
3 Aug - 9 Aug
17 Aug - 23 Aug
21 Sep - 27 Sep
12 Oct - 18 Oct
08 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 315
3 Aug - 9 Aug
17 Aug - 23 Aug
21 Sep - 27 Sep
12 Oct - 18 Oct

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Evening Test 45%
Final Exam 50%
Quiz 30 Jul 2025 5%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,003.00

International fee $5,038.00

* 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 .

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