Program Overview

Course Overview

The course CRIM 414, Issues in Crime Prevention, critically examines a range of issues central to the conceptualisation, implementation, and evaluation of crime prevention in New Zealand and internationally.

Course Details

• Dates: 6 July 2026 to 8 November 2026
• Starts: Trimester 2
• Fees:
  • NZ$2,411.10 for domestic students
  • NZ$9,575.40 for international students
• Lecture Start Times: Monday, 11.00am
• Campus: Kelburn
• Estimated Workload: Approximately 300 hours or 16.7 hours per week for 18 weeks
• Points: 30

Entry Restrictions

• Prerequisites: None
• Corequisites: None
• Restrictions: None

Taught By

The course is taught by the School of Social and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Disclaimer

This course outline may be subject to change.

Key Dates

Important dates, including mid-trimester teaching breaks, can be found on the University's key dates calendar. Assessment dates will be communicated once the course has begun.

About This Course

Content covered includes the origins, emergence, and development of contemporary forms of crime prevention, definitional issues, theories, techniques, models, and approaches to crime prevention and community safety, policing, and the politics of crime prevention.

Course Learning Objectives

Students who pass this course should be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of key crime prevention theories, concepts, and terminology.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the main approaches to and techniques or models of crime prevention.
3. Demonstrate understanding of the theoretical frameworks underpinning different approaches to crime prevention.
4. Demonstrate an ability to analyse, assess, and evaluate crime prevention research, policy, and practice.
5. Demonstrate an ability to undertake crime prevention-related research.
6. Demonstrate understanding of the role and impact of political, bureaucratic, and wider community contexts.

How This Course Is Taught

The course is delivered in-person, on-campus, combining formal teaching seminars and informal interactive seminars involving class discussion and student presentations. Seminars are not recorded.

Assessment

• Essay Proposal: Individual, 30%
• Oral Presentation: Individual, 25%
• Research Essay: Individual, 45%

Mandatory Requirements

To pass the course, students must:

1. Submit all in-term assignments.
2. Obtain at least 35% for any assignment worth more than 20% of the final grade.

Lecture Times and Rooms

Specific lecture times and rooms are provided for the course duration.

What You'll Need to Get

No specific texts or equipment are required for this course.

Past Versions of This Course

Older versions of the course may be accessible through the course archive.