CRIM 310

Paradoxes of Crime Technology

Please note: this is archived course information from 2024 for CRIM 310.

Description

Explores the limits and contradictions of crime prevention technologies. Focuses on the tension between the promises of such technologies and their consequences. Limits are explored via critical analyses of DNA typing, fingerprint comparison, forecasting or prediction, security technologies, and environmental controls, such as “target hardening,” “guardianship,” and “environmental design.”

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Availability 2024

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Ronald Kramer

Points

CRIM 310: 15 points

Prerequisites

90 points passed from BA courses, including 30 points at Stage II