Innovations in Social Prevention
Credit points
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
Prerequisites
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
Social crime prevention seeks to reduce the likelihood that an individual will include crime as part of their repertoire of behaviours through implementing evidence-based interventions at all stages of life and in the places where people learn, live, work and play. This unit explores recent innovations in social prevention, drawing from such diverse fields as social psychology, behavioural economics, developmental prevention and public health. Topics covered may include family violence and violence against women, digital crime, crime in the West, terrorism, intergenerational crime, and the role of schools, community, media and sport. Students will also engage in hands on project design and evaluation.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- Appraise key approaches in social crime prevention;
- Design effective evidence-based social prevention;
- Articulate best practice in evaluation of social prevention.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment type: Annotated Bibliography | Grade: 20%
1500 words
Assessment type: Presentation | Grade: 20%
In class presentation with peer feedback
Assessment type: Report | Grade: 60%
Prevention and evaluation report (3500 words)
Required reading
Nil.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):