MAE220 - Insights From the Analysis of Crime
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus lecture (recordings provided) each week and 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 1.5 hour recorded lecture each week and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar each week |
Content
This unit is designed to provide students with empirical insights from academic research that employs large-scale, real-world data on crime prevalence, law enforcement and their interaction with key societal determinants of crime. The unit will draw practical inference from quantitative research spanning the crime and law space in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The course will be divided into 5 modules, starting with a basic introduction to the economic theory behind criminal behaviour and the recent rise of the availability of ‘big data’ on crime prevalence. The subsequent 4 modules will be organised by broad crime categories: violent, property, sexual, and white-collar crime and misdemeanours/minor offences. The first week for each of these modules will focus on various causal determinants of crime, while the second week will study the role of policy options, law enforcement and otherwise, in crime prevention and reduction.
Hurdle requirement
Nil
Unit Fee Information
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