Crime Prevention (5 cr)
Code: TO00BN74-3010
General information
- Enrollment
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20.05.2024 - 26.05.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Virtual proportion
- 2 cr
- RDI proportion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- 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
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CCM224SYComplementary competence (bachelor’s studies in English), S24, Services
- Study unit
- TO00BN74
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 Leppävaara Campus
Materials
CANVAS-material
AND
selected literature (will be announced at the beginning of the course)
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.
Exam schedules
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
International connections
Study unit is suitable for exchange students.
Completion alternatives
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.
Student workload
133,5 hrs/5 ECTS
(One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work performed by the student.)
Content 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
Evaluation 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.