Module SOC2125 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC2125: Crime Prevention and Control within Contemporary Society
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to provide students with an introduction to contemporary debates, techniques and developments in crime prevention and control within the United Kingdom. The module will also aim to give students first hand problem solving experience in developing and applying crime prevention theories and techniques to a real world problem. In doing so they will have the opportunity to explore contemporary issues and debates around the causes of crime, evidence based research and the impact of crime prevention and control policies upon society. You will also develop your practical employability skills, including your oral, written and presentation skills.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate knowledge around theories and techniques of crime prevention 2. Evaluate the effectiveness of crime prevention methods and data |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. To reflect upon, apply and criticise sociological, criminological and empirical findings. 4. Demonstrate understanding of theories and arguments within criminology |
| Personal and Key Skills | 5. Argue rationally, concisely, in a logically structured way to communication information and ideas in written and oral forms. 6. Work independently to apply crime prevention techniques to a real life crime problem 7. Engage in group work to prepare presentations for class discussion |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basia Spalek (2011) ‘New Terrorism’ and Crime Prevention Initiatives Involving Muslim Young People in the UK: Research and Policy Contexts, Religion, State and Society, 39:2-3, 191-207, DOI: 10.1080/09637494.2011.577202
Armitage, R (2017) Burglars’ take on crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED): reconsidering the relevance from an offender perspective. Secur J 31:285-304
Chiu et al., (2020) Situational Crime Prevention in Sexual Offenses Against Women: Offenders Tell Us what Works and What Doesn’t. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 1-22.
May. T. (1991). Probation: Policy, Politics and Practice. Milton Keynes, UK:
Open University Press.
Piza et al (2019). CCTV surveillance for crime prevention. A 40 year systematic review with meta-analysis. Criminology and Public Policy, 18: 135-159.
