Single subject — no qualification is awarded on completion. Credits toward the qualifications listed below.
This subject is FEE-HELP eligible, so eligible students can defer the $4,320 fee as a government loan and pay nothing upfront.
Fees and funding are indicative only. Confirm your eligibility and final costs with the provider.
A student visa requires a full-time CRICOS-registered course, and single subjects have no CRICOS registration. If you’re studying in Australia on a student visa, you’ll need a full qualification instead.
See CRICOS-registered alternativesThe subject was formerly known as Crime Prevention in Practice. This subject analyses the effectiveness of contemporary criminal justice practice. Students will critically evaluate crime reduction and prevention strategies employed in Australia and internationally as well as formulate practical and effective solutions to contemporary crime problems. Students will be able to critically understand the structure and functioning of the criminal justice system, evaluate criminal justice policies and practice, develop crime prevention and reduction strategies, as well as evaluate the efficacy and possibilities of a range of approaches to both crime prevention and incarceration. The unit examines the historical development of crime policy, key concepts such as the ‘policy cycle’, the barriers in changing criminal justice, why some approaches are successful and others are not, as well as the role the design and implementation of criminal justice practice and policy. Doing so, students will be able to develop a criminological understanding of the operation of various facets of the criminal justice system, particularly police, courts and corrective services and their limitations.
Crime Prevention is a standalone subject at Macquarie University in NSW. Completing it does not award a qualification. Credit may apply toward the qualifications listed on this page.
No qualification credit mapping has been indexed for this subject yet. The provider may still grant credit toward a related award — confirm with Macquarie University before enrolling.
Macquarie University is the awarding provider. Recorded study modes are Online. Typical duration is listed as 13 weeks. The subject is listed at 25 credit points. Eligible students may defer fees through FEE-HELP.
Details on this page are compiled from the provider's published subject information and government registers. Fees, intakes and credit rules can change — confirm current details with Macquarie University before enrolling.
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