Course Overview

Course Title: Crime Prevention
Credit Points: 12
Nominal Hours:
Course Coordinator: Dr Lucy Maxwell
Course Coordinator Phone:
Course Coordinator Email: lucy.maxwell@rmit.edu.au
Course Summary

This course is designed for students to develop an understanding of crime prevention theory and practice. You will learn about the theories underpinning environmental and social crime prevention and how they work in practice as response to crime and safety problems. You will learn about the design, implementation and assessment of crime prevention. The course will focus on the role of prevention in a variety of contemporary issues such as interpersonal crime (e,g., alcohol-related violence, gendered violence), cybercrime (e.g., cyberstalking, sextortion) and community safety (e.g., terrorism).

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