●QuestionSituational crime prevention suggests that crime prevention can be achieved by.reducing the opportunities people have to commit particular crimes
●QuestionLocking gates and putting unbreakable glass on storefronts are examples of crime.discouragersAnswerFalse●QuestionAccording to deterrence theory, not only does the actual chance of punishment.influence criminality, but so does theperceptionof punishment
●QuestionRational choice theory has roots in the __________ school of criminology.developed by the Italian social thinker Cesare BeccariaAnswerClassical●●●QuestionAccording to Nobel Prize–winning economist Gary Becker, criminals engage in.a(n) __________ analysis of crime
Sociologist Jack Katz argues that there are situational inducements to criminalitythat directly precede the commission of crime and draw offenders into law.violations. Katz termed these inducements the ____ of crime
QuestionThe “high” or the excitement/exhilaration of successfully executing illegalactivities in dangerous situations is referred to as
●●QuestionClosed circuit television (CCTV) surveillance cameras and improved streetlighting are mechanical forms of crime
QuestionSituational crime prevention tactics generally fall into one of four categories.?Which of the following isnotone of those categories
Question●Trevor is a habitual criminal offender. He has committed dozens of robberiesand hundreds of burglaries, and has stolen approximately 30 vehicles. Trevorwas 14 when he was first arrested for stealing a car. He is now 44 years old and.just got out of prison. He spent 10 years in prison for an armed robbery●According to the ______________ effect, while in prison for 10 years, Trevor.was prevented from committing further offenses
Questiontheory is the view that crime is a function of a decision-making process ________in which the potential offender weighs the potential costs and benefits of an illegal.actRational choice theory●
QuestionThe “Twinkie defense” brought national attention to the view that biochemical.conditions can influence antisocial behavior
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Abstract
Situational prevention seeks to reduce opportunities for specific categories of crime by increasing the associated risks and difficulties and reducing the rewards. It is composed of three main elements: an articulated theoretical framework, a standard methodology for tackling specific crime problems, and a set of opportunity-reducing techniques. The theoretical framework is informed by a variety of "opportunity" theories, including the routine activity and rational choice perspectives. The standard methodology is a version of the action research paradigm in which researchers work with practitioners to analyze and define the problem, to identify and try out possible solutions, and to evaluate and disseminate the results. The opportunity-reducing techniques range from simple target hardening to more sophisticated methods of deflecting offenders and reducing inducements. Displacement of crime has not proved to be the serious problem once thought, and there is now increasing recognition that situational measures may result in some "diffusion of benefits" to crimes not directly targeted.
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