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Nwabueze (Programme Leader) -NOUN  \nNATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA  \nNational Open University of Nigeria Headquarters  \n14/16 Ahmadu Bello Way Victoria Island  \nLagos  \nAbuja Office  \nNo. 5 Dar es Salaam Street Off Aminu Kano Crescent Wuse II, Abuja  \nNigeria  \ne-mail: [centralinfo@nou.edu.ng](centralinfo@nou.edu.ng)  \nURL: [www.nou.edu.ng](www.nou.edu.ng)  \nPublished By:  \nNational Open University of Nigeria  \nFirst Printed 2012  \nISBN: 978-058-215-0  \nAll Rights Reserved  \nCONTENTS PAGE  \nIntroduction………………………………………………..……..… 1  \nCourse Aims …………………………………………….………...... 1  \nCourse Objectives………………………………………….……….. 1  \nWorking through This Course ……………..…………….………… 2  \nCourse Materials………………………………………………….… 2  \nStudy Units………………………………………………………..… 2  \nTextbooks and References …………………………………………. 3  \nAssessment File ….……………………………………………….… 3  \nTutor-Marked Assignments (TMAs)……………………….….…… 3  \nFinal Examination and Grading………………………………......... 4  \nCourse Marking Scheme ………………………………………….…4  \nCourse Overview/Presentation Schedule ………………….……… 4  \nHow to Get the Most from This Course…………………….……… 6  \nFacilitators/Tutors and Tutorials…………………………………… 7  \nSummary………………………………………………………….… 8  \nIntroduction  \nWelcome to CSS242: Measurements and Patterns of Crime and Delinquency.  \nThis 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.  \nCourse Aims  \nThe 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:  \n1. introducing you to past and present trends of crime in the society, 2. expatiate on the techniques for measuring crime and delinquency  \nand  \n3. examining the patterns of crime and delinquency in Nigeria.  \nCourse Objectives  \nTo achieve the aims set out above, CSS242 has overall objectives. In addition, each unit also has specific objectives. The unit objectives are atthe 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) .  \nHere 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. 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