Young offenders
Supports students to investigate criminal law, processes and institutions and the tension between community interests and individual rights and freedoms.
Syllabus
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from (2009) © NSW ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2025.
Themes and challenges
- The role of discretion in the criminal justice system
- Issues of compliance and non-compliance in regard to criminal law
- The extent to which law reflects moral and ethical standards
- The role of law reform in the criminal justice system
- The extent to which the law balances the rights of victims, offenders and society
- The effectiveness of legal and non-legal measures in achieving justice.