Crime Prevention (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- describe the main principles of criminology and crime prevention, and explain how they can be implemented in practice
- describe the key operators in crime prevention and their duties
- evaluate and manage crime risks affecting people and organizations
- create a situational picture of crime risks
- create a plan and procedures to prevent crimes

Location and time

Please refer to the Timetable Engine at https://lukkarit.laurea.fi/ for the schedule information. Laurea reserves the right to modify the timetable.

Materials

1) Notes from the lectures,

2) Problem Solving Violent Crime: A Guide for Analysts by Aiden Sidebottom, Iain Agar, Iain Brennan & Spencer Chainey, UK College of Policing, 2024
Available at: https://popcenter.asu.edu/sites/default/files/problem_solving_violent_crime_guide_for_analysts_uk_college_of_policing_2024.pdf

3) Haaste-magazine, numbers 1-4/2024

Teaching methods

Blended learning implementation:

A Canvas learning environment is used to support the implementation. The study unit includes scheduled teaching and guidance both on campus and online. Online teaching is recorded and the recording can be viewed afterwards. The study unit includes working in pairs or groups. You will receive individual feedback for assignments from the teacher, and working life or peer feedback may also be utilised.

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.

Employer connections

Learning assignments are based on real life crime prevention cases.

Exam schedules

Based on the degree regulations (2024), the student accepted for the implementation is required to confirm their participation by showing activity at the start of the study in the following way:

In order to demonstrate activity, the student must be present at the first contact lesson or notify the teacher in charge of their absence to confirm their participation in the study. Registration will be rejected if the student does not report their absence at the start of the study or the reason for the absence cannot be considered justified. Another student can be taken in their place. The first contact lesson is 27.8.2025.

International connections

The study unit is suitable for exchange students and conducted in English. Study material is in English.

Completion alternatives

According to the degree regulations (2024), Students are entitled to apply for recognition of prior learning regardless of where, when and how the competence has been acquired. ... At Laurea, there are two different procedures for the recognition and accreditation of prior learning: a) accreditation of prior learning (competence acquired in higher education studies at another institution) and b) demonstration of competence (competence acquired in other ways). The recognition and accreditation of prior learning is initiated by the student themselves. The student is responsible for demonstrating and verifying their competence. The student is entitled to guidance for the recognition and accreditation of their competence. Further information in the student intranet.

You may also assess work-based learning as a way to acquire the competence needed. Read more in the student intranet.

Student workload

Workload of the study is measured in a way that to acquire the goal competence of the study, one credit corresponds to an average of 26.7 hours of work done by the student. The actual time needed varies e.g. according to prior competence.

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 amount of lectures is shown in the curriculum, rest of the calculated time is to be used for independent learning asignments.

The course also includes an online exam and the creation of a short video about one's own written work. The online exam is "open" for several weeks, so everyone can find a suitable time to take the exam.

Content scheduling

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.

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/ HT00CC30 Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (10 cr) or TO00BS57 Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (5 cr).

Further information

The study unit corresponds to the requirements of Bachelor's level education.

The prerequisite for participation is always that the possible competence prerequisites according to the curriculum (previous study or similar competence) are fulfilled. The student is responsible for taking into account the prerequisite conditions. [

The quality of the study unit implementation has been assessed and the self-evaluation report is available for example in Canvas or Teams.