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 Content
Syllabus Plan
Will exact content may vary from year to year dependent upon provision, it is envisioned that the key topics to be covered within this module will include:
Introduction (what is prevention?)
Historical and Social Context of Crime Prevention and Control
Theoretical approaches to Crime, Deviance and Prevention
Formal and Informal Structures for Crime Prevention
The Criminal Justice System and Crime Prevention
Use and Role of Technology within Crime Prevention
Role and Impact of Prevention Policy
Researching and Measuring the Effectiveness of Crime Prevention
Applying Crime Prevention Techniques to Real World Problems
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 16 | 1.5 hour weekly lectures |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 6 | 6x1 hour tutorial. Exercises based on reading will be set. |
| Guided independent study | 30 | Course readings |
| Guided independent study | 74 | Preparation for essays, assessments, readings |
| Guided independent study | 24 | Examination revision |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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.
