James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2011

CY5456 - Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Credit points: 03
Year: 2011
Student Contribution Band: Band 1
Administered by: School of Arts & Social Sciences

The study of crime prevention and community safety encompasses a range of theoretical and analytical frameworks that address both proximal and distal causes of crime and other deviant behaviour. The main theories of crime prevention (eg routine activity, crime pattern and rational choice) inform criminal justice policy strategies at several levels of intervention - primary, secondary and tertiary. Community safety programmes tend to be collaborative and localised in nature, and are intended to be democratically empowering. This module also examines practical elements of programme design, implementation and evaluation through the selective use of local and international case studies.

Learning Outcomes

Graduate Qualities

Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
CY3456

Availabilities

External, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator: Dr Mark David Chong
Method of Delivery:WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:multidraft Essays (50%); essays (30%); (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.