Crime Prevention

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) Explores the history and development of perspectives on crime and crime prevention and critically examines the theoretical approaches within the field. The course will also focus on contemporary spatial perspectives on crime prevention. A variety of disciplinary perspectives analyze the relationship between crime, fear and space including geography, criminology, city planning and architecture. Specific situational and physical environmental strategies of crime prevention are discussed. Requisite Courses: CJ-1002 or the former CJ-1101, and CJ-2100 [prerequisite(s)].