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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE CODE: CSS242 COURSE TITLE: MEASUREMENTS AND PATTERNS OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY CSS242 COURSE GUIDE COURSE GUIDE CSS242 MEASUREMENTS AND PATTERNS OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY Course Team Mr. Dennis Onome Edewor (Developer/Writer) -UI Dr. Niyi Adegoke (Editor/Coordinator) - NOUN Dr. N. Nwabueze (Programme Leader) - NOUN NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ii CSS242 COURSE GUIDE National Open University of Nigeria Headquarters 14/16 Ahmadu Bello Way Victoria Island Lagos Abuja Office No. 5 Dar es Salaam Street Off Aminu Kano Crescent Wuse II, Abuja Nigeria e-mail: [email protected] URL: www.nou.edu.ng Published By: National Open University of Nigeria First Printed 2012 ISBN: 978-058-215-0 All Rights Reserved iii CSS242 COURSE GUIDE CONTENTS PAGE Introduction ………………………………………………..……..… 1 Course Aims …………………………………………….………...... 1 Course Objectives ………………………………………….……….. 1 Working through This Course ……………..…………….………… 2 Course Materials ………………………………………………….… 2 Study Units………………………………………………………..… 2 Textbooks and References …………………………………………. 3 Assessment File ….……………………………………………….… 3 Tutor-Marked Assignments (TMAs)……………………….….…… 3 Final Examination and Grading ………………………………......... 4 Course Marking Scheme ………………………………………….… 4 Course Overview/Presentation Schedule ………………….……… 4 How to Get the Most from This Course …………………….……… 6 Facilitators/Tutors and Tutorials …………………………………… 7 Summary ………………………………………………………….… 8 iv Introduction Welcome to CSS242: Measurements and Patterns of Crime and Delinquency. This course is a three-credit unit course for undergraduate students in the arts and social sciences. The materials have been developed with the Nigerian context in view. This Course Guide gives you an overview of the course. It also provides you with information on the organisation and requirements of the course. Course Aims The aims are to help you to understand the patterns of crime in the society. Also to help you gain better understanding of how crime is measured. These broad aims will be achieved by: 1. introducing you to past and present trends of crime in the society, 2. expatiate on the techniques for measuring crime and delinquency and 3. examining the patterns of crime and delinquency in Nigeria. Course Objectives To achieve the aims set out above, CSS242 has overall objectives. In addition, each unit also has specific objectives. The unit objectives are at the beginning of each unit. I advise that you read them before you start working through the unit. You may want to refer to them during your study of the unit to check your progress). Here are the wider objectives for the course as a whole. By meeting the objectives, you count yourself as having met the aims of the course. On successful completion of the course, you should be able to: define what crime and delinquency is identify the place of crime and delinquency in the society discover the causal factors responsible for crime and delinquency explain the typology of crime and delinquency identify the personnel and institutions that play a role in crime and delinquency differentiate between crime and delinquency explain how crime and delinquency is measured in the society enumerate the patterns of crime and delinquency in the society discuss the shortcomings of measuring crime and delinquency discuss the trend of crime and delinquency in pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial Nigeria. CSS242 MEASUREMENTS AND PATTERNS OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY Working through This Course To complete the course, you are required to read the study units and other related materials. You will also need to undertake practical exercises for which you need a pen, a note – book, and other materials that will be listed in this guide. The exercises are to aid you in understanding the concepts being presented. At the end of each unit, you will be required to submit written assignments for assessment purposes. At the end of the course, you will write a final examination. Course Materials The major materials you will need for this course are: (i) Course guide. (ii) Study units. (iii) Assignments file. (iv) Relevant textbooks including the ones listed under each unit (v) You may also need to visit the varied arms of the criminal justice system. (vi) As a beginner, you need to read newspapers and interact with other mass media as often as possible. Study Units There are 25 units (of five modules) in this course. They are listed below: Module 1 Crime and Society Unit 1 Defining Crime Unit 2 History of Crime Unit 3 Theories of Crime Unit 4 Classification of Crime Unit 5 Impact of Crime Module 2 Delinquency and Society Units 1 Delinquency Defined Units 2 Causes of Delinquency Units 3 Theories of Delinquency Units 4 Type of Delinquency Units 5 Impact of Delinquency ii CSS242 MEASUREMENTS AND PATTERNS OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY Module 3 Measurement of Crime and Delinquency Unit 1 Measuring Crime and Delinquency Unit 2 Victims Report method Unit 3 Police Report/Administrative Data Method Unit 4 Self Report Method Unit 5 Improving Crime Measurement in the Nigerian State Module 4 Patterns and Trends of Crime in Nigeria Unit 1 Patterns of Property Crime in Nigeria Unit 2 Patterns of Person Crime in Nigeria Unit 3 Patterns of Fiscal Crime in Nigeria Unit 4 Patterns of Terroristic Crime in Nigeria Unit 5 Patterns of Trafficking Crime in Nigeria Module 5 Patterns and Trends of Delinquency in Nigeria Unit 1 Patterns of Government Political Crime in Nigeria Unit 2 Patterns of Physical Body Crime in Nigeria Unit 3 Patterns of School Oriented Delinquency in Nigeria Unit 4 Patterns of Crime Oriented Delinquency in Nigeria Unit 5 Patterns of Antisocial Delinquency in Nigeria Textbooks and References Certain books have been recommended in the course. You may wish to purchase them for further reading. Assessment File An assessment file and a marking scheme will be made available to you. In the assessment file, you will find details of the works you must submit to your tutor for marking. There are two aspects of the assessment of this course; the Tutor-Marked Assignment (TMA) and the written examination. The marks you obtain in these two areas will make up your final marks. The assignment must be submitted to your tutor for formal assessment in accordance with the deadline stated in the presentation schedule and the Assignment file. The work you submit to your tutor for assessment will count for 30% of your total score. Tutor-Marked Assignments (TMAs) You will have to submit a specified number of the Tutor-Marked Assignments (TMAs). Every unit in this course has a TMA. You will be assessed on four of them but the best three performances will be used for your grading. When you have completed each assignment, send it iii CSS242 MEASUREMENTS AND PATTERNS OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY together with a TMA form, to your tutor. Make sure each assignment reaches your tutor on or before the deadline for submissions. If for any reason, you cannot complete your work on time, contact your tutor for a discussion on the possibility of an extension. Extensions will not be granted after the due date unless in exceptional circumstances. Final Examination and Grading The final examination will be a test of three hours. All areas of the course will be examined. Find time to read the unit all over before your examination. The final examination will attract 70% of the total course grade. The examination will consist of questions, which reflects the kinds of self- assessment exercises and TMA you have previously encountered. And all aspects of the course will be assessed. You should use the time between completing the last unit, and taking the examination to revise the entire course. Course Marking Scheme The following table lays out how the actual course mark allocation is broken down. Assessment Marks Assignments (Best Three Assignments out of = 30% Four marked) Final Examination = 70% Total = 100% Presentation Scheme The dates for submission of all assignments will be communicated to you. You will also be told the date of completing the study units and dates for examinations. Course Overview and Presentation Schedule Unit Title of work Weeks Activity Course Guide Module 1 Crime and Society 1 Crime Defined Week 1 Assignment 1 2 History of Crime Week 1 Assignment 2 3 Theories of Crime Week 2 Assignment 3 4 Classification of Crime Week 2 Assignment 4 5 Impact of Crime Week 3 Assignment 5 iv CSS242 MEASUREMENTS AND PATTERNS OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY Module 2 Delinquency and Society 1 Delinquency Defined Week 4 Assignment 1 2 Causes of Delinquency Week 4 Assignment 2 3 Theories of Delinquency Week 5 Assignment 3 4 Type of Delinquency Week 6 Assignment 4 5 Impact of Delinquency Week 7 Assignment 5 Module 3 Measurement of Crime and Delinquency 1 Measuring Crime and Delinquency Week 7 Assignment 1 2 Victim Report Method Week 8 Assignment 2 3 Police Report/Administrative Data Week 8 Assignment 3 Method 4 Self Report Method Week 9 Assignment 4 5 Improving Crime Measurement in Week 9 Assignment 5 the Nigerian State. Module 4 Patterns and Trends of Crime 1 Patterns of Property Crime in Week 10 Assignment 1 Nigeria 2 Patterns of Person Crime in Week 10 Assignment 2 Nigeria 3 Patterns of Fiscal Crime in Nigeria Week 11 Assignment 3 4 Patterns of Terroristic Crime in Week 11 Assignment 4 Nigeria 5 Patterns of Trafficking Crime in Week 12 Assignment 5 Nigeria Module 5 Patterns and Trends of Delinquency 1 Patterns of Government Political Week 12 Assignment 1 Crime in Nigeria 2 Patterns of Physical Body Crime in Week 13 Assignment 2 Nigeria 3 Patterns of School Oriented Week 13 Assignment 3 Delinquency in Nigeria 4 Patterns of Crime oriented Week 14 Assignment 4 Delinquency in Nigeria 5 Patterns of Antisocial Delinquency Week 14 Assignment 5 in Nigeria Revision 15 Examination 16 Total 17 v CSS242 MEASUREMENTS AND PATTERNS OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY How to Get the Most from This Course In distance learning, the study units replace the university lecture.