Crime PreventionLaajuus (5 cr)
Study unit code: TO00BN74
Credits
5 op
Learning outcomes
The student is able to:
- define criminology and crime prevention principles and apply those
- define crime prevention operators and their roles
- assess and manage organisations’ crime risks
- create organisation’s situational awareness of crime risks
- create crime prevention plan and procedures
Qualifications
Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit HT00BN79 Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (10 cr) or TO00BS57 Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (5 cr) at Open University of Applied Sciences.
Enrollment
31.03.2025 - 06.04.2025
Timing
05.05.2025 - 29.08.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Leppävaara, service
Campus
Laurea Virtual Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 80
Degree programmes
- Turvallisuuden ja riskienhallinnan koulutus (HTA2), Laurea Leppävaara (Finnish)
Teachers
- Tuomas Tammilehto
- Petteri Partanen
Teacher in charge
Tuomas Tammilehto
Groups
-
TOP224SYTäydentävä osaaminen (amk-tutkinto), S24, Palvelualat
Learning outcomes
The student is able to:
- define criminology and crime prevention principles and apply those
- define crime prevention operators and their roles
- assess and manage organisations’ crime risks
- create organisation’s situational awareness of crime risks
- create crime prevention plan and procedures
Grading scale
H-5
Qualifications
Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit HT00BN79 Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (10 cr) or TO00BS57 Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (5 cr) at Open University of Applied Sciences.
Enrollment
20.05.2024 - 26.05.2024
Timing
01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
2 op
RDI proportion
1 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Leppävaara, service
Campus
Laurea Leppävaara
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Safety, Security and Risk Management (HRA), Laurea Leppävaara
Teachers
- Tuomas Tammilehto
- Vilma Medici
Teacher in charge
Tuomas Tammilehto
Groups
-
CCM224SYComplementary competence (bachelor’s studies in English), S24, Services
Learning outcomes
The student is able to:
- define criminology and crime prevention principles and apply those
- define crime prevention operators and their roles
- assess and manage organisations’ crime risks
- create organisation’s situational awareness of crime risks
- create crime prevention plan and procedures
Teaching methods
This study unit is a melange of academic lectures and practitioners point-of-views together with a assignments on crime prevention, not forgetting an online exam in which learnings of selected literature (and notes from the lectures) will be assessed.
The studies contains classroom teaching, online teaching, as well as independent work.
The stress is on theories of criminology and how to apply them in real world crime prevention.
Location and time
Laurea Leppävaara Campus
Learning materials and recommended literature
CANVAS-material
AND
selected literature (will be announced at the beginning of the course)
Alternative completion methods of implementation
According to the degree regulations “all students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence is initiated by the students themselves. The competence is recognised and accredited by the teacher responsible for the module or study unit or another person designated by the director of the UAS unit.
Important dates
Contact days and rooms are the following:
OPENING SESSION 29.8.2024
Start of the assignment, first lecture on Crime, Criminology and Crime Prevention
Room: Leppävaara 182
Time: 9:00-11:30
SECOND CONTACT DAY 10.10.2024
Room: Leppävaara 241
Follow up with the assignment, second lecture on Crime, Criminology and Crime Prevention
Time: 9:00-11:30
THIRD CONTACT DAY 29.11.2024
Feedback of the assignments, final lecture on Crime, Criminology and Crime Prevention
Room: Leppävaara Tuomo
Time: 9:00-11:30
OTHER IMPORTANT DAYS:
The assignment must be returned by 8th of December 2024 at 23.59!
Online Exam available from 30th of October to 1st of December.
The online exams are arranged so that you have 60 minutes to complete the exam within the time window.
Online tutoring/guidance (in TEAMS):
18.09.2024 16.00 - 18.00
23.09.2024 16.00 - 18.00
16.10.2024 16.00 - 18.00
28.10.2024 16.00 - 18.00
Forms of internationality
Study unit is suitable for exchange students.
Students workload
133,5 hrs/5 ECTS
(One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work performed by the student.)
Content and scheduling
Key issues:
Crime Prevention; Criminology; Principles of Crime Prevention; Crime Prevention Programme; Social Crime Prevention; Situational Crime Prevention; Fear of Crime; Crime Statistics; Problem Oriented Policing
Grading scale
H-5
Evaluation methods and criteria
5-1, Failed
Online exam (30 % of the total points of the study unit)
Assignment (70 % of the total points of the study unit)
Grading scale:
Grade/points
Failed < 40 points
1 40 - < 51 points
2 51 - < 63 points
3 63 - < 75 points
4 75 - < 87 points
5 87 – 100 points
Approved completion of the study unit requires that you will receive minimum 40 points in total, however, both the assignment must be returned and the online exam has to be done.
Returning your assignment late will lower your grade.
Requirement level II.
Evaluation criteria, fail (0)
If you get less than 40 points in total, or do not both do the exam and return the assignment.
Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
1 40 - < 51 points
2 51 - < 63 points
Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)
3 63 - < 75 points
4 75 - < 87 points
Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)
5 87 – 100 points
Qualifications
Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit HT00BN79 Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (10 cr) or TO00BS57 Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (5 cr) at Open University of Applied Sciences.
Enrollment
01.04.2024 - 07.04.2024
Timing
01.05.2024 - 31.08.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
5 op
RDI proportion
1 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Leppävaara, service
Campus
Laurea Leppävaara
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 60
Degree programmes
- Turvallisuuden ja riskienhallinnan koulutus (HTA2), Laurea Leppävaara (Finnish)
Teachers
- Tuomas Tammilehto
- Vilma Medici
Teacher in charge
Tuomas Tammilehto
Groups
-
TOP223SYTäydentävä osaaminen (amk-tutkinto), S23, Palvelualat
Learning outcomes
The student is able to:
- define criminology and crime prevention principles and apply those
- define crime prevention operators and their roles
- assess and manage organisations’ crime risks
- create organisation’s situational awareness of crime risks
- create crime prevention plan and procedures
Teaching methods
This course is a mix of academic criminology theories along with practical crime prevention. The main focus is to learn from international and national crime prevention projects on how crimes and criminality can be prevented by utilizing researched knowledge and theories.
The course includes traditional lectures as well as online guidance, but the main emphasis is on the student's independent study, especially in the preparation of independent written work. The task is to analyze successful crime prevention projects and thereby learn about crime prevention.
The course also includes an online exam and the creation of a short video about one's own written work.
Lectures and assignment setting are scheduled for the beginning of the course in May and June, and correspondingly, in the summer months of June, July, and August, students have time to work on a development/learning task.
The online exam is "open" for several weeks, so everyone can find a suitable time to take the exam.
Below is the plan (a more detailed schedule and instructions will be provided in the CANVAS workspace):
1st lecture: crime and criminality, definitions, and an introduction to criminology theories and assignment
2nd lecture: Continuation of criminology theories
3rd lecture: societal change, crime and criminality, and crime prevention
4th lecture: feedback (an interactive session)
Students workload
133,5 hrs/5 ECTS
(One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work performed by the student.)
Grading scale
H-5
Evaluation methods and criteria
5-1, Failed
Online exam (30 % of the total points of the study unit)
Assignment (70 % of the total points of the study unit)
Video (10% of the total points of the study unit)
Grading scale (%):
5 100% - 90%
4 < 90% - 75%
3 < 75% - 60%
2 < 60% - 50%
1 < 50% - 40%
0 (fail) < 40% - 0%
Passing requires a minimum score of 40% and the completion/submission of all assignments (exam + learning assignment + video).
Qualifications
Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit HT00BN79 Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (10 cr) or TO00BS57 Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (5 cr) at Open University of Applied Sciences.
Enrollment
22.05.2023 - 13.08.2023
Timing
01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
2 op
RDI proportion
1 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Leppävaara, service
Campus
Laurea Leppävaara
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Safety, Security and Risk Management (HRA), Laurea Leppävaara
Teachers
- Tuomas Tammilehto
- Vilma Medici
Teacher in charge
Tuomas Tammilehto
Scheduling groups
- Avoin AMK 1 (Size: 5. Open UAS: 5.)
- Tutkinto-opiskelija tai polkuopiskelija (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
CCM223SYComplementary competence (bachelor’s studies in English), S23, Services
Small groups
- Avoin AMK 1
- Tutkinto-opiskelija tai polkuopiskelija
Learning outcomes
The student is able to:
- define criminology and crime prevention principles and apply those
- define crime prevention operators and their roles
- assess and manage organisations’ crime risks
- create organisation’s situational awareness of crime risks
- create crime prevention plan and procedures
Teaching methods
This study unit is a melange of academic lectures and practitioners point-of-views together with a assignments on crime prevention, not forgetting an online exam in which learnings of selected literature (and notes from the lectures) will be assessed.
The studies contains classroom teaching, online teaching, as well as independent work.
The stress is on theories of criminology and how to apply them in real world crime prevention.
Location and time
Laurea Leppävaara Campus
Learning materials and recommended literature
CANVAS-material
AND
selected literature (will be announced at the beginning of the course)
Alternative completion methods of implementation
According to the degree regulations “all students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence is initiated by the students themselves. The competence is recognised and accredited by the teacher responsible for the module or study unit or another person designated by the director of the UAS unit.
Important dates
Contact days and rooms are the following:
OPENING SESSION (compulsory attendance) 31.8.2023
Start of the assignment, first lecture on Crime, Criminology and Crime Prevention
Room: Leppävaara 207L
Time: 9:00-11:30
SECOND CONTACT DAY 5.10.2023
Room: Leppävaara 207L
Follow up with the assignment, second lecture on Crime, Criminology and Crime Prevention
Time: 9:00-11:30
THIRD CONTACT DAY 1.12.2023
Feedback of the assignments, final lecture on Crime, Criminology and Crime Prevention
Room: Leppävaara 207L
Time: 9:00-11:30
OTHER IMPORTANT DAYS:
The assignment must be returned by 8th of December 2023 at 23.59!
Online Exam on 11th of December from 9:00 to 23:59 AND on 15th of December, from 9:00 to 23:59;
Retake on 18th of December, from 9:00 to 23:59.
The online exams are arranged so that you have 60 minutes to complete the exam within the time window (10:00 - 23:59). However, you must start taking the online exam before 22:29 to be able to utilise the whole time allocated for the exam.
Forms of internationality
Study unit is suitable for exchange students.
Students workload
133,5 hrs/5 ECTS
(One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work performed by the student.)
Content and scheduling
Key issues:
Crime Prevention; Criminology; Principles of Crime Prevention; Crime Prevention Programme; Social Crime Prevention; Situational Crime Prevention; Fear of Crime; Crime Statistics; Problem Oriented Policing
Grading scale
H-5
Evaluation methods and criteria
5-1, Failed
Online exam (30 % of the total points of the study unit)
Assignment (70 % of the total points of the study unit)
Grading scale:
Grade/points
Failed < 40 points
1 40 - < 51 points
2 51 - < 63 points
3 63 - < 75 points
4 75 - < 87 points
5 87 – 100 points
Approved completion of the study unit requires that you will receive minimum 40 points in total, however, both the assignment must be returned and the online exam has to be done.
Returning your assignment late will lower your grade.
Requirement level II.
Evaluation criteria, fail (0)
If you get less than 40 points in total, or do not both do the exam and return the assignment.
Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
1 40 - < 51 points
2 51 - < 63 points
Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)
3 63 - < 75 points
4 75 - < 87 points
Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)
5 87 – 100 points
Qualifications
Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit HT00BN79 Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (10 cr) or TO00BS57 Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (5 cr) at Open University of Applied Sciences.
Enrollment
03.04.2023 - 09.04.2023
Timing
01.05.2023 - 31.08.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
3 op
RDI proportion
2 op
Mode of delivery
40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Leppävaara, service
Campus
Laurea Leppävaara
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 60
Degree programmes
- Turvallisuuden ja riskienhallinnan koulutus (HTA2), Laurea Leppävaara (Finnish)
Teachers
- Tuomas Tammilehto
Teacher in charge
Tuomas Tammilehto
Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 5. Open UAS: 5.)
Groups
-
TOP222SYTäydentävä osaaminen (amk-tutkinto), S22, Palvelualat
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1
Learning outcomes
The student is able to:
- define criminology and crime prevention principles and apply those
- define crime prevention operators and their roles
- assess and manage organisations’ crime risks
- create organisation’s situational awareness of crime risks
- create crime prevention plan and procedures
Teaching methods
This study unit is a melange of academic lectures and practitioners point-of-views together with a assignments on crime prevention, not forgetting an online exam in which learnings of selected literature (and notes from the lectures) will be assessed.
The studies contains classroom teaching, online teaching, as well as independent work.
The stress is on theories of criminology and how to apply them in real world crime prevention.
Learning materials and recommended literature
CANVAS-material
AND
- Ronald V. Clarke & John Eck (2003). Become a Problem Solving Crime Analyst in 55 Small Steps. Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science & University College London: New York, NY & London, UK.
Available online at: https://popcenter.asu.edu/sites/default/files/library/reading/PDFs/55stepsUK.pdf
- Marcus Felson & Ronald V. Clarke (1998). Opportunity Makes the Thief - Practical theory for crime prevention. Home Office. Policing and Reducing Crime Unit. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
Available online at: https://popcenter.asu.edu/sites/default/files/opportunity_makes_the_thief.pdf
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3 to 4 selected articles from Crime Prevention and Community Safety -journal (details will be given at the beginning of the course)
All articles are available online from Laurea library database.
Students workload
133,5 hrs/5 ECTS
(One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work performed by the student.)
Grading scale
H-5
Evaluation methods and criteria
5-1, Failed
Online exam (30 % of the total points of the study unit)
Assignment (70 % of the total points of the study unit)
Grading scale:
Grade/points
Failed < 40 points
1 40 - < 51 points
2 51 - < 63 points
3 63 - < 75 points
4 75 - < 87 points
5 87 – 100 points
Approved completion of the study unit requires that you will receive minimum 40 points in total, however, both the assignment must be returned and the online exam has to be done.
Requirement level II.
Qualifications
Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit HT00BN79 Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (10 cr) or TO00BS57 Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (5 cr) at Open University of Applied Sciences.
Enrollment
23.05.2022 - 14.08.2022
Timing
01.08.2022 - 31.12.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
2 op
RDI proportion
2 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Leppävaara, service
Campus
Laurea Leppävaara
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Safety, Security and Risk Management (HRA), Laurea Leppävaara
Teachers
- Tuomas Tammilehto
- Reijo Lähde
Teacher in charge
Tuomas Tammilehto
Scheduling groups
- Avoin AMK (Size: 5. Open UAS: 5.)
Groups
-
CCM222SYComplementary competence (bachelor’s studies), S22, Services
Small groups
- Open UAS
Learning outcomes
The student is able to:
- define criminology and crime prevention principles and apply those
- define crime prevention operators and their roles
- assess and manage organisations’ crime risks
- create organisation’s situational awareness of crime risks
- create crime prevention plan and procedures
Teaching methods
This study unit is a melange of academic lectures and practitioners point-of-views together with a assignments on crime prevention, not forgetting an online exam in which learnings of selected literature (and notes from the lectures) will be assessed.
The studies contains classroom teaching, online teaching, as well as independent work.
The stress is on theories of criminology and how to apply them in real world crime prevention.
Location and time
Laurea Leppävaara Campus
Learning materials and recommended literature
CANVAS-material
AND
- Ronald V. Clarke & John Eck (2003). Become a Problem Solving Crime Analyst in 55 Small Steps. Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science & University College London: New York, NY & London, UK.
Available online at: https://popcenter.asu.edu/sites/default/files/library/reading/PDFs/55stepsUK.pdf
- Marcus Felson & Ronald V. Clarke (1998). Opportunity Makes the Thief - Practical theory for crime prevention. Home Office. Policing and Reducing Crime Unit. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
Available online at: https://popcenter.asu.edu/sites/default/files/opportunity_makes_the_thief.pdf
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Four selected articles of Crime Prevention and Community Safety -journal (Available online from Laurea library database):
1) Chernoff, William A. 2020. Property of fayard hall: A pilot study on situational theft prevention on the university campus. Crime Prevention and Community Safety 22, (1) (03): 33-48.
2) Deryol, Rustu, and Troy C. Payne. 2018. A method of identifying dark-time crime locations for street lighting purposes. Crime Prevention and Community Safety 20, (1) (02): 47-62.
3) Douglas, Stephen, and Brandon C. Welsh. 2020. Place managers for crime prevention: The theoretical and empirical status of a neglected situational crime prevention technique. Crime Prevention and Community Safety 22, (2) (06): 99-109.
4) Tilley, Nick, and Gloria Laycock. 2018. Developing a knowledge base for crime prevention: Lessons learned from the British experience. Crime Prevention and Community Safety 20, (4) (11): 228-242.
Alternative completion methods of implementation
According to the degree regulations “all students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence is initiated by the students themselves. The competence is recognised and accredited by the teacher responsible for the module or study unit or another person designated by the director of the UAS unit.
Important dates
Contact days and rooms are the following:
OPENING SESSION (compulsory attendance)
Start of the assignment, first lecture on Crime, Criminology and Crime Prevention
Room: Leppävaara 207L
Time: 01.09.2022 09.00 - 11.30
SECOND CONTACT DAY
Room: Leppävaara 207L
Follow up with the assignment, second lecture on Crime, Criminology and Crime Prevention
Time: 06.10.2022 09.00 - 11.30
THIRD CONTACT DAY
Feedback of the assignments, final lecture on Crime, Criminology and Crime Prevention
Room: Leppävaara 207L
Time: 02.12.2022 09.00 - 11.30
OTHER IMPORTANT DAYS:
The assignment must be returned by 5th of December 23.59! Please note: Returning your assignment late will lower your grade.
Online Exam on Monday 12th of December from 10:00 to 23:30 OR on Friday 16th, from 10:00 to 23:30;
Retake on Monday the 19th of December, from 10:00 to 23:30.
The online exams are arranged so that you have 60 minutes to complete the exam within the time window (10:00 - 23:59). However, you must start taking the online exam before 22:59 to be able to utilise the whole time allocated for the exam.
Forms of internationality
Study unit is suitable for exchange students.
Students workload
133,5 hrs/5 ECTS
(One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work performed by the student.)
Content and scheduling
Key issues:
Crime Prevention; Criminology; Principles of Crime Prevention; Crime Prevention Programme; Social Crime Prevention; Situational Crime Prevention; Fear of Crime; Crime Statistics; Problem Oriented Policing
Further information for students
Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence level of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit Business Continuity 5 credits or Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management 10 credits
Grading scale
H-5
Evaluation methods and criteria
5-1, Failed
Online exam (40 % of the total points of the study unit)
Assignment (60 % of the total points of the study unit)
Grading scale:
Grade/points
Failed < 40 points
1 40 - < 51 points
2 51 - < 63 points
3 63 - < 75 points
4 75 - < 87 points
5 87 – 100 points
Approved completion of the study unit requires that you will receive minimum 40 points in total, however, both the assignment must be returned and the online exam has to be done.
Returning your assignment late will lower your grade.
Requirement level II.
Evaluation criteria, fail (0)
If you get less than 40 points in total, or do not both do the exam and return the assignment.
Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
1 40 - < 51 points
2 51 - < 63 points
Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)
3 63 - < 75 points
4 75 - < 87 points
Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)
5 87 – 100 points
Qualifications
Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit HT00BN79 Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (10 cr) or TO00BS57 Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (5 cr) at Open University of Applied Sciences.
Enrollment
04.04.2022 - 10.04.2022
Timing
02.05.2022 - 31.08.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
5 op
RDI proportion
2 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Leppävaara, service
Campus
Laurea Virtual Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 80
Degree programmes
- Turvallisuuden ja riskienhallinnan koulutus (HTA2), Laurea Leppävaara (Finnish)
Teachers
- Reijo Lähde
Teacher in charge
Reijo Lähde
Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 5. Open UAS: 5.)
Groups
-
TOP221SYTäydentävä osaaminen (amk-tutkinto), S21, Palvelualat
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1
Learning outcomes
The student is able to:
- define criminology and crime prevention principles and apply those
- define crime prevention operators and their roles
- assess and manage organisations’ crime risks
- create organisation’s situational awareness of crime risks
- create crime prevention plan and procedures
Grading scale
H-5
Qualifications
Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit HT00BN79 Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (10 cr) or TO00BS57 Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (5 cr) at Open University of Applied Sciences.