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Campus: Kensington Campus
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Career: Undergraduate
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Units of Credit: 6
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Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
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Enrolment Requirements:
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Prerequisite: Enrolment in program 3422 and 72 uoc including CRIM2020, or enrolment in a major or minor in Criminology and 72 uoc overall including CRIM2020, or enrolment in program 4763 and 72 uoc overall
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Subject Area: Criminology
Examines various policy approaches to crime prevention. Topics include: The nature of crime prevention policy. Forms of victimisation. Crime victim surveys. Community policing strategies. The private security industry. Crime prevention in the design of public housing; the concept of 'defensible space', the provision of security hardware and insurance. Crime problems on public transport. Environmental town planning, local government and the development of crime impact statements. Crime prevention impact of employment programs. Crime prevention impact of child care and community arts policies, neighbourhood crime prevention committees, refuges, educational facilities. Crime control effects of liquor licensing and drug prohibition.