Developmental Crime Prevention

• • The Life Course Perspective
  • Ecological and social perspectives
  • Overview of developmental prevention
  • Risk factors
  • Protective and promotive factors
  • Longitudinal studies
  • Developmental prevention in infancy
  • Family-based prevention
  • Preschool and school-based prevention
  • Prevention of offending for adolescents
  • Assessing needs, building partnerships
  • Evaluating initiatives, implications for policy

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• GRF-FMH-GCE-2022
• GRF-MCJ-MAS-2022
• GRF-FMH-MAS-2022
• GRF-MCJ-GCE-2022
• GRF-FMH-GCE-2023
• GRF-FMH-MAS-2023
• GRF-MCJ-GCE-2023
• GRF-MCJ-MAS-2023

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This subject focuses on developmental prevention to construct a framework for thinking about the prevention of crime and associated problems at the individual, family and local level. The challenges of implementing a package of evidence-based programs for disadvantaged communities in a way that influences multiple risk and protective factors as well as empowering the local residents and changing developmentally relevant institutions and social policies are discussed in this subject. Assessment will include developing a proposal for a relevant crime prevention project as well as demonstrating evidence of knowledge of relevant theory, methods for intervening in developmental pathways, and implementing and evaluating projects.

• Literature Review (40%)
• Program Proposal (40%)
• Discussion Forum (20%)

Current study term: 28 May 23 to 27 Aug 23