This course examines the theory and practice of crime prevention. The course will review theories of crime and justice with specific implications for crime prevention efforts. Students will trace the evolution of crime prevention efforts. Most importantly, the course will review crime prevention strategies, ranging from those designed to protect the individual to those designed to protect society at large.
Outcomes: Define and explain crime prevention, as an idea and as a practice; Define and explain the three broad categories of crime prevention; Know and explain how theories of crime and justice provide the foundation for particular methods of crime prevention; Describe and understand the importance of evaluation in judging the effectiveness of crime prevention techniques; Differentiate between crime prevention techniques pitched at different levels (individual, household, business, neighborhood).
Outcomes: Define and explain crime prevention, as an idea and as a practice; Define and explain the three broad categories of crime prevention; Know and explain how theories of crime and justice provide the foundation for particular methods of crime prevention; Describe and understand the importance of evaluation in judging the effectiveness of crime prevention techniques; Differentiate between crime prevention techniques pitched at different levels (individual, household, business, neighborhood).