Part B: Essay Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Theory in Australia

TOPIC 3: Race, ethnicity, crime and theory in Australia  

The overarching theme in this essay should be around race/ethnicity, racial inequality, and  intersections with crime in Australian context. In addition, you need to apply postcolonial  theory to help you argue your points and to demonstrate an understanding of the topic. You  have an option to select between a specific question to answer or a quote to interpret in a  critical manner.  

1. a) How can theory illuminate your understanding of the links between race/ethnicity  and crime in Australian context?  

OR  

1. b) “Higher rates of offending in Indigenous communities can also be understood as a  consequence of colonial processes…” (Pereira & Scott 2016 p. 333) 

References:  

You are required to explicitly use at least 8 different academic/scholarly sources in your  essay.  

These must include:  

 At least 3 scholarly readings drawn from the LST1UNC reading list. These can be listed  as either required or further reading, may be from any part of the subject and can  include books, journal articles and published reports generated by reputable bodies  (including those published on the internet).  

 At least 2 reports from Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) and/or Australian  Bureau of Statistics (ABS) or reports generated by reputable bodies. You should locate  these sources yourself, not use any of the ones available from the LST1UNC reading  list.  

 At least 3 additional scholarly materials that you have found yourself.  

Please note that newspaper reports and other media items can be used but will not be  counted towards meeting the above requirements. In addition, you need to avoid using just  any ‘open web sources’ (e.g. Wikipedia) or quoting from lecture slides.  

*** Reference list is NOT counted toward the overall word count!!!  

You need to use Harvard Referencing style. If you require help with referencing, try accessing  La Trobe Library’s Referencing Tool: https://latrobe.libguides.com/referencing-tool. Please  note that referencing is very important in your University work. Every time you refer to ideas  you have learned through reading a book, a journal article, or a report, you need to refer to  this source in your writing. You need to also be mindful of Academic Misconduct policy (for  more information see: http://latrobe.libguides.com/academic-integrity/ethical_use).  

Direct quotes must be acknowledged using quotation marks (‘like this’) and should be  followed by an in-text reference that contains the author’s name, year of publication and page  number where applicable.  

A reference list should be included at the end of your essay. It will contain the full details of  the sources you have referred to in your text. The items should be in alphabetical order  according to the author’s surname and formatted appropriately.