CRIM 3011 Worksheet 2 questions 2019 PDF

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UNSW Crime Prevention Policy (CRIM3011) 2019 Worksheet 2 - 40 % (Total: 2,000 words) Due 9am Monday 6th May 2019 1. Draw from research to explain why some types of housing are more vulnerable to crime than others (250 words) 5 marks

2. Lee suggests ‘Fear of crime is big business and the onus for managing both crime and fear is increasingly in the hands of individual citizens’ Critique this statement drawing from relevant literature (250 words) 5 marks (Lee 2007: ‘Consuming Fear: The Marketing (of) Monsters’ in ‘Inventing Fear of Crime’).

3. Draw from research to explain how evidence has been adopted in contemporary policing practice (250 words) 5 marks 4. Weatherburn asserts ‘most of the risk and protection factors associated with involvement in crime are under the control of the State and Federal governments rather than local government’. Why then does local government play a lead role in the implementation of crime prevention in NSW and elsewhere? (250 words) 5 marks (Weatherburn 2004: Law and Order in Australia: Rhetoric and Reality’).

5. Develop an evidence-based strategy to reduce the risk of repeat family and domestic violence victimisation for a target community (e.g. women from diverse communities, Aboriginal women, LGBTIQ community or women from a specific local government area). Your answer should: -

Include a brief problem analysis, citing research to convey the factors and challenges associated with family violence in the context of the target community

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Identify achievable actions - consider primary, secondary and tertiary crime prevention approaches and both social and situational approaches

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identify partnerships, outcomes and measures (1000 words) 20 marks

Points to consider: - Pay careful attention to questions to ensure you understand them -

Cite relevant references in support of key observations, claims or criticisms

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Keep references concise – key messages, not entire lengthy sentences

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Questions 2 and 4 draw from papers (by Lee and Weatherburn respectively) but your answer should draw from your broader knowledge developed

through the course. Your answer should not merely explain the articles the quotes come from. -

Question 5 seeks a strategy. Consider what you have learned about how a crime

prevention

strategy

should

be

developed.

recommendations are realistic, achievable and measurable.

Assessment criteria: 

Conveys understanding of relevant theory/issues

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Cites relevant supporting evidence and/or examples

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Provides critical analysis that considers different perspectives

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Well written, structured and referenced

Ensure

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