CRIM10002 Law in Society (University of Melbourne): rated 3.0/5 overall, difficulty 2.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 2.5/5 across 14 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
CRIM10002 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Criminology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 法学中的社会
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Criminology
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Law in Society introduces students to theories, concepts, forms and practices of law in contemporary Australian society. It will provide a foundation both for socio-legal studies subjects in later years and for subjects in disciplines such as politics, criminology and law.
CRIM10002 has 14 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 · usefulness 3.3 · difficulty 2.5 · would-recommend 2.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (2.5/5 overall); 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.0 stars); 10 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.9/5).
On Reddit: "I also took law in society this semester just out of curiosity and since it fit my timetable so well but I found it so boring and useless. It was literally all about philosophers like Foucault and I felt like I didn’t learn anything out of that class 💀💀💀"
On Reddit: "I quite liked law in the society but yeah i prefered crime, criminology and critique"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is CRIM10002 hard?
A: Students rate CRIM10002's difficulty 2.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is CRIM10002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 14 reviews: would-recommend 2.5/5, usefulness 3.3/5, overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CRIM10002, and when is it offered?
A: CRIM10002 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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