CRIM1011 - Introduction to Criminal Justice - Law Essay Writing Assessment Answer

Assessment Task:

CRIM1011: Law Essay Writing Assessment Answer

Major Essay Questions

Please choose one of the following questions for your essay. Make sure you clearly identify which question you are answering in your submission to TurnItIn on Moodle.

Question 1

Released in 2017, the Interim Report of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory stated that ‘[t]he evidence presented to the Commission so far reveals a youth detention system that is likely to leave many children and young people more damaged than when they entered’ (White and Gooda 2017: 3). With specific reference to Indigenous youths, discuss why this might be the case and what possible alternatives there may be to incarcerating young people

As a starting point read… Anthony, T. (2016). ‘Why are so many Indigenous kids in detention in the NT in the first place?’, The Conversation

Richards, K. (2011). ‘What makes juvenile offenders different from adult offenders?’, Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice No. 409. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.

White, M. and Gooda, M. (2017). ‘Interim Report 31 March 2017’, Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory. Barton: Commonwealth of Australia.

Question 2

Both Australia and the Netherlands have relatively stable crime rates, however, while the Netherlands are closing prisons, in Australia imprisonment rates continue to increase. Discuss why this might be the case and consider what lessons Australia might learn from Europe and Scandinavia.

As a starting point read… Killalea, D. (2017). ‘The Netherlands to close more prisons: Here’s what Australia could learn’, news.com.au

Finally, you should review the Major Essay Marking Rubric provided on the CRIM1011 Moodle site. This Rubric will be used by your marker in the assessment and evaluation of the quality of your final essay performance, and serves as a feedback mechanism for your final product.