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CRSCI101-23A (HAM)
Introduction to Security and Crime Science
15 Points
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Convenor(s)
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Lisa Tompson
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K.1.12
lisa.tompson@waikato.ac.nz
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What this paper is about
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.
How this paper will be taught
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.
Required Readings
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assessments
How you will be assessed
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.