This course is about the teaching of the methods to prevent crime before it occurs. Effective, responsible crime prevention enhances the quality of life of all citizens. It has long-term benefits in terms of reducing the costs associated with the formal criminal justice system, as well as other social costs that result from crime. Crime prevention is an important component of an overall strategy to reduce crime and is widely supported by the public over place and time. This subject enables students to focus on implementation science and higher quality evaluation designs will further advance crime-prevention knowledge and practice. The objective is to teach criminologists that crime can be prevented at an initial stage with the help of various techniques, strategies and actions. On meaningful completion of this course the learners are expected to manifest skills regarding summarizing, analyzing and to evaluate governmental as well as community-based approaches to crime prevention. It enables to communicate principles of situational crime prevention and rooted security management as these relate to real world settings. And finally it makes students to apply principles of situational crime prevention and adopt security managements in real environments of the society.

Assessment Criteria

Mid Marks:           30

Final Marks:         50

Sessional Marks: 20