CRSCI101-23A (HAM)

Introduction to Security and Crime Science

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Division of Arts Law Psychology & Social Sciences
Institute for Security & Crime Sciences

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What this paper is about

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Haere mai, and welcome to CRSCI101 - Introduction to Security and Crime Science - from the team at Te Puna Haumaru the New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science. In this paper we will introduce you to how Crime Scientists think about and study crime, paying attention to whether and how those approaches may be relevant in Aotearoa New Zealand. We hope you enjoy the paper as much as we enjoy teaching it!

CRSCI101 introduces the topics, theories, and approaches that make up Crime Science. The central focus is on understanding crime. You will learn about the scientific method, how it is applied to real-world crime and security problems, and how different disciplines can contribute to security and crime prevention. We will engage with some of the ethical and human rights challenges of using new technology to solve crime and examine whether and how Crime Science approaches can be applied in Aotearoa New Zealand.

This paper was designed for students who attend the Hamilton campus in person. If you are not based in Hamilton or would prefer to study fully online, please consider enrolling in CRSCI101-23A (NET) instead.

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How this paper will be taught

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This paper is taught using an innovative 'flipped classroom' approach, meaning that there will be no traditional lectures. Instead, for each of the weekly topics, you will complete an online reading activity, read/watch/listen to online learning materials, and attend an interactive in-person workshop* at the Hamilton campus. You will also attend a weekly online or in-person lab class where you will learn discussion skills you need to display in your assessed work and it is important you attend them.

The paper is designed so there are five weeks of new topics, before a revision week to help you prepare for the mid-term test; followed by another five weeks of new topics, then a revision week before the final test. There are three online discussion forums and ten reading activities; one reading activity for each week where a new topic is introduced.

You can contact the teaching staff with questions via the private help forum on Moodle. The private help forum is the preferred method of communication and is where you may receive the fastest response because we check the forum daily. There are also regular opportunities to interact with teaching staff in the workshops, labs, and during student support hours.

* these appear as Lec01 *Workshop on your timetable so they don’t clash with your other lectures.

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Required Readings

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There is no textbook for this paper. Required readings will be accessible in reading activities in Perusall (which can be accessed through Moodle), and both required and recommended readings are in the Talis Aspire reading list (also linked on Moodle).
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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • Articulate the central principles of Crime Science
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  • Demonstrate understanding of the major disciplines that contribute to effective security and crime science responses, and how these contributions are applied in practice
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  • Describe the scientific method and how it can be applied to understanding crime and security problems
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  • Discuss crime as a phenomenon, including how it is defined and measured, and how it is patterned
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  • Give examples of how Crime Science is relevant to cultural contexts in Aotearoa New Zealand
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  • Identify ethical, human rights and civil liberties issues associated with the development and deployment of new technology for responding to security and crime problems
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Assessments

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How you will be assessed

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This paper is internally assessed. There is no final exam.
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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Reading Activities
Sum of All
10
  • Other: Online: Perusall
2. Week 1 Reading Activity
3 Mar 2023
11:30 PM
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3. Week 2 Reading Activity
10 Mar 2023
11:30 PM
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4. Week 3 Reading Activity
17 Mar 2023
11:30 PM
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5. Week 4 Reading Activity
24 Mar 2023
11:30 PM
-
6. Week 5 Reading Activity
31 Mar 2023
11:30 PM
-
7. Week 7 Reading Activity
28 Apr 2023
11:30 PM
-
8. Week 8 Reading Activity
5 May 2023
11:30 PM
-
9. Week 9 Reading Activity
12 May 2023
11:30 PM
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10. Week 10 Reading Activity
19 May 2023
11:30 PM
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11. Week 11 Reading Activity
26 May 2023
11:30 PM
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12. Discussion Forums
Sum of Best ( 2 )
30
  • Online: Moodle Forum Discussion
13. Discussion forum 1
24 Mar 2023
11:30 PM
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14. Discussion forum 2
5 May 2023
11:30 PM
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15. Discussion forum 3
2 Jun 2023
11:30 PM
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16. Mid-term Test
6 Apr 2023
No set time
30
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
17. Final Test
8 Jun 2023
No set time
30
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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