Popular discourses on crime and deviance often focus on ideas of good and evil individuals. In this course, we critically question these discourses by looking at the socio-economic, cultural, and political structures and processes in the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) that shape:
- how crime and deviance are defined and regulated by societies;
- why crimes and deviance are committed and.
- who are punished, how much, and why.
Throughout, we also examine the social and ethical implications of the answers to these questions in terms of both increasing safety and security, as well as reducing injustices in the criminal justice system in the PICs.
Ni sa bula vinaka, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei,, Namaste, Kia orana, Taloha ni, Ia orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu, 'Alii, Malo ni, Halo Olaketa, Mauri, Aloha mai & warm Greetings.
Welcome to SW201: Social & Community Work Practice I
The course
critically analyses the skills and models of working with individuals, families,
groups and communities. An emphasis is
placed on contextual and culturally appropriate ways of working with people in
a variety of social and community work settings across Pacific Island nations.
LECTURE TIMES & VENUE
Please refer to Moodle for any updates on Lecture dates and times. For regional students, there will a Zoom tutorial offered and this will begin in the 2nd week of the semester. Tutorials will also begin in Wk 2 for Laucala based students. Attendances will be taken for monitoring purposes.
A large part of the world was taken into the British empire in the 1700s and 1800s. Most of these colonies became independent nations in the 1900s, and chose to continue their association in the Commonwealth. This course looks at the commercial, political and religious motivations and policy behind Britain`s imperial expansion and the effect on societies that were colonised. It will examine the modes of government and control used to maintain the empire, and the causes and processes of decolonisation. Case studies will include India, Africa, and the settler colonies of Australia and New Zealand.