PC4S004 - Community Safety 01 Sep 2016 - 31 Aug 2022 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | PC4S004 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Community Safety | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Policing and Criminology | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Psychology | ||
| Module Leader: | Tim Read | ||
| Module Team: | Patrick Tucker | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2016 | Final Year of Intake: | 2013 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100486 - policing | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2016 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2022 |
Module Aims
1. To introduce the student to theories and practical approaches underpinning community and partnerships.
2. To critically evaluate the effectiveness of the partnerships in a practical environment.
3. To apply problem solving models to specific problems within communities.
Content Summary
Community safety as a concept including a brief history of partnerships; structure of partnerships, views of and approaches to partnership working.
The politics and management of partnerships including such issues as demands on partners, organisational cultures and change, managing partnerships, control and accountability, funding considerations, information sharing.
Problems within communities such as anti-social behaviour and its impact upon communities including definitional problems of anti-social behaviour and the process of dealing with such issues.
Community problems such as crime; begging; drugs, neighbour related problems, crime within communities, sources of criminal statistics and their problems, fear of crime.
New directions in partnership working including such issues as the police reform programme, the police standards unit; and different policing initiatives within partnership working.
Performance measurements and accountability criteria including audits; the roles of responsible authorities and others, evaluation and monitoring,
Consideration of the future of partnership working.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 20 |
| Seminar | 20 |
| Tutorial | 3 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 5 |
| Independent Study | 80 |
| Directed Study | 70 |
| Formative Assessment - Scheduled | 2 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Analytically apply theoretical propositions regarding community safety to practical scenarios |
| LO2 | Critically evaluate the effectiveness of partnerships within communities |
| LO3 | Critically apply the problem solving approach to particular problems within communities in this area |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Assessment (CW) | Presentation (CW) 1 | Video briefing - medium term plan for engaging marginalised groups | 20 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
| Written Assignment (CW) | Essay (CW) 1 | Hard to Reach Groups | 0 | 3000 | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | |
| Presentation (CW) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Essay (CW) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |