Seeing that no one has replied to you yet, I'll give it a go with some pretty significant caveats!!
1. I studied at UTAS not Griffiths
2. It was many years ago!
However, I did study a first year unit (full semester) titled Crime and Criminal Justice that was an elective for both Sociology and Law (I was enrolled in Law at the time).
It was an incredibly fascinating course, and I found the content very interesting and not particularly complex. The most difficult thing, however, was the relatively subjective nature of the assessment involved. It was predominantly essay writing and I clearly recall grades appearing to be heavily influenced by the views of the lecturer. There was much consternation about this at the time, and people arguing points against the core beliefs of the lecturer appeared to score more poorly and have their essays critiqued more harshly.
Given the nature of the topics covered can be quite divisive, and the essays/exams quite subjective, the assessment process became quite, hmm... controversial.
I don't want to put you off the content AT ALL, because it was excellent, and very eye-opening, and has definitely helped shape my world view in a positive manner.
If possible, I'd have a look at the way the unit is marked and whether there is more than one key teaching/assessment person (this is more likely to be the case at Griffiths than UTAS, where the class size was pretty small).
If it's a topic you're very interested in, go for it
