Unit

School Of Social Sciences And Psychology

Crime Prevention and CommunityWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102038.1

Discipline: CRIMINOLOGY

Student Contribution Band: 1

Level: 3

Credit Points: 10

Equivalent Units
101564 - Victimisation and Crime Prevention

About this Unit
In Spring 2020 this unit replaced by 102708 - Crime Prevention and Drugs. This unit will examine the theory, politics and practice of crime prevention. It will address current approaches to crime prevention, evaluate their effectiveness and examine emerging strategies in the field. The unit will consider the diversity of crimes and the ways in which some are constructed as preventable and others are not, while discussing the challenges posed by unreported crime, fear of crime and the relation between patterns of victimisation and social disadvantage. The unit will draw on empirical literature linking individual, social and contextual factors to the production and prevention of deviant behaviours and explore the potential of crime prevention strategies for alleviating the social ills associated with crime and deviance.