Study Guide

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

Location and time

Laurea Virtual Campus

Learning materials and recommended literature

Canvas materials 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

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. For further information visit Link.

Important dates

Online exam: 3.11.2021
Online exam retakes: 10.11.2021 (1st retake), 17.11.2021 (2nd retake)

The online exams of the study unit are arranged so that you have 75 minutes to complete the exam within the time window (8:00 - 18:00). However, you must start taking the online exam before 16:45.

Assignment return by 21.11.2021
Returning your assignment late will lower your grade.

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; Principles of Crime Prevention; Crime Prevention Programme; Social Crime Prevention; Situational Crime Prevention; Situational prevention; Costs of Crime; Fear of Crime; Workplace Violence; Crime Statistics; Victimisation Surveys; Internal Controls; Fraud Prevention; Fraud; Safety walks; 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 (60 % of the total points of the study unit)
Assignment (40 % 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, and also that the assignment you have made and the online exam you have taken will be approved.
Returning your assignment late will lower your grade.

Requirement level II.

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

If you get less that 40 points in total
Approved completion of the study unit requires that you will receive minimum 40 points in total, and also that the assignment you have made and the online exam you have taken will be approved.

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Requirement level II.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Requirement level II.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

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.