LAWS1110 Crime and Society (University of Western Australia): rated 4.1/5 overall, difficulty 3.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 5.0/5 across 32 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
LAWS1110 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Law School in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 犯罪与社会
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: Law School
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Whilst the phenomenon of crime is not new, without a knowledge of where, why, and how it occurs, any government or societal approach to its control cannot possibly be successful. Crime and Society provides students with a theoretical and practical understanding of criminal behaviour.
LAWS1110 has 32 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 · usefulness 4.2 · difficulty 3.0 · would-recommend 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UWA students on UWA Wall (4.0/5 overall); 18 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.2 stars); 13 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.1/5).
On Reddit: "hi!! i did this unit last year :) honestly, instead of using the textbook, it’d just be worth it to print out all the lecture slides and bring those! just tag the impt pages/notes! i got a high distinction and this is what i did :)"
On Reddit: "Both great units. Was a few years ago now for me, but criminology units normally didn’t require attendance. You should attend though, they’re very helpful classes and you’ll do better in the unit. I am not 100% sure about Spanish, but I think it was required. The classes are whe…"
The course panel on UWA Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is LAWS1110 hard?
A: Students rate LAWS1110's difficulty 3.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is LAWS1110 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 32 reviews: would-recommend 5.0/5, usefulness 4.2/5, overall 4.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches LAWS1110, and when is it offered?
A: LAWS1110 is taught by the Law School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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