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Crime Prevention

Are you interested in crime, criminology and crime prevention? Enroll in our Crime prevention study unit now!

Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence level of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit Business Continuity 5 credits or Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management 10 credits

Basic information

  • Target audience: Anyone interested in crime prevetion with previous background in safety, security and risk management
  • Application period: 25.05.2020 - 22.09.2020
  • Date: 30.09.2020 - 18.12.2020
  • Scope: 5 ECTs
  • Location: Laurea Leppävaara
  • Price: 75€
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Study unit's learning outcomes

The student is able to

  • define criminology and crime prevention principles and apply those
  • define crime prevention operators and their roles
  • assess and manage organisations’ crime risks
  • create organisation’s situational awareness of crime risks
  • create crime prevention plan and procedures

Key issues:

  • Crime Prevention
  • Principles of Crime Prevention
  • Crime Prevention Programme
  • Social Crime Prevention
  • Situational Crime Prevention
  • Situational prevention
  • Costs of Crime
  • Fear of Crime
  • Workplace Violence
  • Crime Statistics
  • Victimisation Surveys
  • Internal Controls
  • Fraud Prevention
  • Fraud
  • Safety walks
  • Problem Oriented Policing

Learning material

  • Optima material
  • Ronald V. Clarke & John Eck (2003). Become a Problem Solving Crime Analyst in 55 Small Steps. Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science & University College London: New York, NY & London, UK.
    Available online at: https://popcenter.asu.edu/sites/default/files/library/reading/PDFs/55stepsUK.pdf
  • Karim H. Vellani (2010) Crime Analysis for Problem Solving Security Professionals in 25 Small Steps Available online at: https://popcenter.asu.edu/sites/default/files/library/reading/PDFs/crimeanalysis25steps.pdf

Evaluation

5-1, Failed

Exam 40 % of the total grade (online exam)

Assignment 60 % of the total grade

Returning your development/learning assignments late will lower your grade. Less than seven (7) days late will render a grade lower than 4. Being late between seven (7) and 14 days will render a grade lower than 3. Returns that are late more than 14 days will render a grade below 2.

Schedule

Online exam: 25.11.2020
Online exam retakes: 2.12.2020 (1st retake), 9.12.2020 (2nd retake)
Assignment return by TBA
Changes may apply

Contact lessons:

30.09.2020 12.30 - 15.00
07.10.2020 12.30 - 15.00
14.10.2020 12.30 - 15.00
20.10.2020 12.30 - 15.00
04.11.2020 12.30 - 15.00
11.11.2020 12.30 - 15.00
18.11.2020 12.30 - 15.00
25.11.2020 12.30 - 15.00

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