Unit Outline

This unit is designed to provide police officers seeking advancement with contemporary evidence and best practice around the policing of domestic family violence. Topics to be covered include most recent research on risk factors, victim and offender characteristics and presentation, the impact of family violence on children; barriers to reporting; feedback from the public on the policing of domestic and family violence and trauma-informed policing. The unit is intended to be relevant for those familiar with the field, as well as to update their experience with contemporary principles and practices. A key component of the unit is the introduction to the management of frontline officers responding to incidents of family violence. This section will provide skills in identifying burnout, unconscious bias and other human elements which impact on the policing of this complex area.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Explain the ecological model and its implementation in the policing of domestic and family violence.
2.	Identify concerns with current policing policy and practice, including the use of risk assessment tools.
3.	Collate and assess evidence of best practices in order to identify gaps in current practice.
4.	Assess, coordinate, and monitor team members investigation of domestic and family violence.
5.	Evaluate the appropriate use of police powers and police procedures in line with best practices and the ecological model of domestic and family violence.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	PEM101 Integrity and Governance in Policing PEM102 Preventing Public Disorder & Maintaining Social Order PEM103 Workplace and Community Safety PEM104 Custodial and Coronial Oversight and Investigation PEM105 Strategic Communication, Conflict Resolution, and Leadership PEM106 Information and Communication Technologies in Policing PEM107 Law for Policing PEM201 Forensic Practice PEM202 Understanding and Responding to Interpersonal Violence PEM203 Impact of and Responses to Property Loss and Fraud PEM204 Drug Law Enforcement and Harm Minimisation PEM205 Investigative Techniques for Policing PEM206 Law Enforcement and Public Health PEM210 Applied Policing Practicum 1 PEM211 Applied Policing Practicum 2

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Presentation	See the MyLO site for the due date	15 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 2:	Participation in weekly discussion boards.	See the MyLO site for the due date	15 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 3:	ecological model of family violence	See the MyLO site for the due date	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 4:	place-based issue example of barriers and enablers of policing FV.	See the MyLO site for the due date	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Presentation

Task Description:

Students to upload narrated powerpoint summarising weekly reading (one per student per semester). Topic assigned to student at beginning of semester.

Task Length:

10 minute narrated Powerpoint

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explain the theoretical, practical and policy aspects of the family violence issues raised by your reading (set and expanded) on the week’s topic	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
2	Provide a practical example relevant to the week’s topic	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Assessment Task 2: Participation in weekly discussion boards.

Task Description:

Participation in weekly discussion boards.

Task Length:

100 words per week minimum

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explain the theoretical, practical and policy aspects of the family violence issues raised by weekly readings	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
2	Provide examples relevant to the week’s topic from the set readings, other readings or personal observation with regard to policing family violence	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Assessment Task 3: ecological model of family violence

Task Description:

Written assignment on ecological model of family violence.

Task Length:

2000 words

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explain key concepts of the ecological model	LO1
2	Identify strengths and weaknesses of current practice in Tasmania with reference to the ecological model	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
3	Reflect on improvements to current practice	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Assessment Task 4: place-based issue example of barriers and enablers of policing FV.

Task Description:

Undertake a case study of a place-based issue example of barriers and enablers of policing FV.

Task Length:

2500 words

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Identify and explain the main features of the case study (student selected case)	LO1
2	Analyse potential strengths and weaknesses of police practice at the incident based on your readings	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Develop key components of a plan for managing your front line staff investigating incident	LO4, LO5

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.