CRIM1001 Introduction to Crime and Criminology
THEORY ESSAY
Key information:
Due: Monday 20th of OCTOBER 2025, no later than 11:59 pm
Length: 1500 words (+/-10%) including the in-text references; but not including the reference list)
Weighting: It is worth 30% of your overall grades
Submission mode: ONLY Online via Canvas to Turnitin
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** Late submissions without prior extensions granted will be penalised in accordance with the Faculty of Arts policy on late work 5% per calendar day*
Assessment instructions:
1. ASSESSMENT COVER PAGECOMPULSORY - MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT (includes declaration on Al usage).
Instructions: Download, complete, and submit this cover page with your essay response as one single document (cover page first, followed by your essay).
2. You need to choose only ONE question, and write a Theory Essay.
Essay Question 1:
Drawing on critical masculinity theory and one feminist perspective (liberal, Marxist/socialist, or radical feminism), critically analyse sexual harassment in the workplace in Australia. Your essay must demonstrate and argue for the specific merits and downsides of each theoretical approach when applied to the Australian context, evaluate how effectively each theory accounts for the patterns, prevalence, and impacts evidenced in Australian research, and assess the practical strengths and limitations of each framework's proposed solutions for addressing this issue within Australia's criminal justice system.
Essay Question 2.
Drawing on critical masculinity theory and one feminist perspective (liberal, Marxist/socialist, or radical feminism), critically analyse alcohol-related violence in Australia. Your essay must demonstrate and argue for the specific merits and downsides of each theoretical approach when applied to the Australian context, evaluate how effectively each theory accounts for the patterns, prevalence, and impacts evidenced in Australian research, and assess the practical strengths and limitations of each framework's proposed solutions for addressing this issue within Australia's criminal justice system.
Essay Question 3:
Drawing on Marxist theoretical perspectives, critically analyse wage theft in Australia. Your essay must examine how Marxist theory explains both the occurrence of wage theft and the traditional criminal justice responses to this issue. Your analysis should evaluate why Marxist perspectives suggest wage theft has historically been treated less seriously than property crimes, assess the strengths and limitations of Marxist explanations when applied to contemporary Australian wage theft patterns and impacts, and critically examine the practical merits and downsides of Marxist-informed solutions for addressing wage theft within Australia's criminal justice system. Your discussion must be grounded in Australian research and statistics, and acknowledge that wage theft takes different forms that may target different individuals and groups.
Essay Question 4:
Drawing on ecological theory of crime (focusing on crime, place and space) and masculinity theory, critically analyse violence and crime control in Australia's night-time economy (NTE). Your essay must demonstrate and argue for the specific merits and downsides of each theoretical approach when applied to the Australian NTE context, evaluate how effectively each theory accounts for the patterns, prevalence, and impacts of violence and control measures evidenced in Australian research, and assess the practical strengths and limitations of each framework's proposed solutions for addressing NTE violence within Australia's criminal justice system. Your analysis must be grounded in Australian research and statistics that demonstrate the scope and impact of violence and crime control in night-time ntertainmnt precincts.
Essay Question 5:
Drawing on labelling theory and moral panic theoretical perspectives, critically analyse the policing of ethnic youth minorities in Australia. Your essay must demonstrate and argue for the specific merits and downsides of each theoretical approach when applied to understanding Australian policing practices toward ethnic youth minorities, evaluate how effectively these combined perspectives account for the patterns, prevalence, and impacts evidenced in Australian research, and assess the practical strengths and limitations of solutions proposed by these theoretical frameworks for improving contemporary policing practices. Your analysis must critically examine how labelling theory and moral panic perspectives interact to explain this issue, rather than treating them as separate explanations, and must be grounded in Australian research and statistics that demonstrate the scope and impact of current policing approaches.