Crime Prevention and Community Assessment 2: Essay 1,800 Words Worth: 60% A2 Due BEFORE Monday 25 October, 2014, 11:00 AM Submission: This assignment is to be submitted and will be returned via the...

Crime Prevention and Community

Assessment 2: Essay 1,800 Words Worth: 60%

A2 Due BEFORE Monday 25 October, 2014, 11:00 AM

Submission:

This assignment is to be submitted and will be returned via the Turnitin link. There is no

Hard copy submission.

A2 Description

Choose and answer ONE of the following questions:

Option 1. Recent crime prevention policy and initiatives can be seen as highly politicised. Discuss the link between law and order politics, fear of crime and crime prevention strategy using local examples.

Option 2. Citing examples, provide a critical analysis of preventive policing strategies (ie. Hotspot, zero­tolerance, problem­oriented policing etc.) and discuss their impact on the community. Why are these strategies popular? Are there any potentially damaging side­effects of these policing methods to police/community relations?

Option 3. The crime prevention industry is growing at a rapid pace in Australia and around the world.Critically discuss this trend and outline some of the key dangers that may emerge from the commercialisation of crime control.

Option 4. Discuss the importance of evaluation to crime prevention strategy. Why is it so important in producing effective crime policy and prevention strategies?

Your essay should critically examine the key subject matter and clearly display your understanding of

the relevant material covered throughout the semester.

Instructions:

• Must use at least 14 academic sources.

• You must engage with the key texts used throughout this unit.

A2 Criteria

Marking rubric, standards & criteria

Your work will be marked according to the following criteria:

• Your ability to address the essay question;

• The clarity and sophistication of argument;

• Evidence of having read and understood relevant literature;

• Evidence of critical thinking and engagement with theory;

• Ability to write clearly and reference appropriately to university standards.

Style & Presentation – Some Dos and Don’ts

. ESSAY PREPARATIONS

• You need to relate your essay to the specific topic provided in this Guide. You cannot create

your own topic. It is essential that you read the instructions for your assignment.

• You are expected to have basic knowledge about how to do academic research (both online

and in the Library). If you would like help, or are unsure about how to research academic

material, please ask either your unit coordinator or tutor for help. If you do require help,

please ensure that you that approach your teaching staff well before the assignment due

date.

• Wikipedia is not an academic source!

• Make sure you follow the Harvard referencing style guide from the UWS Library website.

• Preparation is key to good writing. The more time you spend mapping out your assignment, the

more likely it is that you will produce a coherent and convincing argument.

2. ESSAY STRUCTURE, CONTENT AND PRESENTATION:

• Your essay should be 1.5 or double spaced.

• Your assignment should be sufficiently titled so as to indicate the question you have selected.

• Your reference list must be included at the end of your essay. Failure to include a reference list

Can result in an automatic failure and can constitute serious academic misconduct.

• Avoid overly long sentences and. Simple is better.

• Make sure all your references are fully and properly acknowledged (including page numbers

for direct quotations).

ALL THIS READING MATERIALS WILL HELP TO YOU TO DO THE ASSESSMENT

Buerger, ME & Mazerolle, LG 1998, 'Third-party policing: a theoretical analysis of an emerging trend',Justice Quarterly,vol. 15, no. 2, pp XXXXXXXXXX.

Cameron, N 1990, 'The police and crime control: effectiveness, community policing, and legal change',Criminal Law Forum,vol. 1, no. 3, pp XXXXXXXXXX.

Cherney, A 2004, 'Crime prevention/community safety partnerships in action: Victorian experience',Current Issues in Criminal Justice,vol. 15, no. 3, pp XXXXXXXXXX.

Lee, M & Herbon, M 2003, 'The role of place management in crime prevention: some reflections on governmentality and government strategies',Current Issues in Criminal Justice,vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 26-39.

Christie, N 2000, 'Crime control as a product', inCrime control as industry: towards gulags, Western style?3rd edn, Routledge, London, pp XXXXXXXXXX.

Harris, N 2006, 'Reintegrative shaming, shame, and criminal justice',Journal of Social Issues,vol. 62, no. 2, pp XXXXXXXXXX.

· Robinson, G & Shapland, J 2008, 'Reducing recidivism: a task for restorative justice?', British Journal of Criminology,vol. 48, no. 3, pp XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sutton, A, Cherney, A & White, RD (eds) 2014, 'Implementation and evaluation', inCrime prevention,2nd edn, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp XXXXXXXXXX.

Zedner, L 2007, 'Pre-crime and post-criminology?',Theoretical Criminology, vol. 11, no. 2, pp XXXXXXXXXX.

Sutton, A, Cherney, A & White, RD (eds) 2014, 'Crime prevention and community safety in Australia', inCrime prevention,2nd edn, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 3-11.

Sutton, A, Cherney, A & White, RD (eds) 2014, 'Key approaches and frameworks', inCrime prevention,2nd edn, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 12-32

Murray, L 2007, 'Governing the fearful and inventing the feared', inInventing fear of crime: criminology and the politics of anxiety,Willan, Cullompton, pp XXXXXXXXXX

Sutton, A, Cherney, A & White, RD (eds) 2014, 'Social prevention', inCrime prevention,2nd edn, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 33-51.

Clarke, RVG (ed.) 1997, 'Introduction', inSituational crime prevention: successful case studies,2nd edn, Harrow and Heston, Guilderland, pp. 1-43.

Eck, JE & Guerette, RT 2012, 'Place-based crime prevention: theory, evidence and policy', in B Welsh & DP Farrington (eds),The Oxford handbook of crime prevention,Oxford University Press, New York, pp XXXXXXXXXX

Fennelly, L & Crowe, T (ed.) 2013, 'CPTED concepts and strategies', inCrime prevention through environmental design,3rd edn, Elsevier Science, Burlington, pp. 23-57.

Buerger, ME & Mazerolle, LG 1998, 'Third-party policing: a theoretical analysis of an emerging trend',Justice Quarterly,vol. 15, no. 2, pp XXXXXXXXXX

Cameron, N 1990, 'The police and crime control: effectiveness, community policing, and legal change',Criminal Law Forum,vol. 1, no. 3, pp XXXXXXXXXX