This course will employ a variety of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including:
- lectures
- audio visual material
- small group discussions
- research projects and research papers
- Introduction to Crime Prevention (CP)
- Theoretical and Practical Development of Community-based Crime Prevention
- Defining Policy & Identifying Policy Directives, Applications & Implications for Crime Prevention
- Displacement, Human Mobility and Journey to Crime
- Crime Prevention and CPTED (Crime Prevention through Environmental Design)
- Urban Planning for Crime Prevention
- Situational Crime Prevention
- Developmental Crime Prevention
- Media Influence and Impact of Political Agenda Setting on Crime Prevention
- Evaluation of “what works” in Crime Prevention
- Problem Solving and Crime Analysis
After completion of this course, students will be able to:
- THEORY
- Apply the theoretical background of crime prevention
- Explain how the environment influences behavior, mobility and crime opportunity
- Utilize and apply the research base on journey to crime and displacement for prevention programs
- Explain and apply the concept of ‘defensible space’
- APPLICATION
- Design and create primary, secondary and tertiary crime prevention programs
- Design urban planning modifications for crime prevention efforts
- Explain and apply CPTED techniques in a real environment
- Explain and apply Situational Crime Prevention techniques in a real environment
- Design environmental modifications and/or programs for obstructing and reducing the opportunities for the commission of crimes
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Ƶ policy. Evaluation will be based on the course objectives, and should include an applied group or individual project as a primary component of this applied course. The instructor will provide a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. An example of a possible evaluation scheme would be:
Midterm Exam | 30% |
Project Proposal | 15% |
Prevention Presentation | 20% |
Prevention Program (write up) | 25% |
Participation | 10% |
Total | 100% |
Coursepack of relevant selected readings will be available, subject to copyright approval.
Texts will be updated periodically. A typical example is:
- Steven P. Lab (9th edition). Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices & Evaluation. Cincinnati, Ohio: Anderson Publishing
15 credits of Criminology courses including CRIM 1150