SOC316H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Broken Windows Theory, Informal Social Control, Environmental Design
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Today: midterm debrief, social control, situational crime prevention (scp, broken windows theory, prevention through exclusion, crime prevention through environmental design (cpted, environmental design, cpted. Certain theoretical assumptions: assumes most criminal acts requires the convergence of motivated offender an potential victim in an insufficiently guarded environment, many types of crimes are opportunistic, so if there is an opportunity, criminals are rational decision makers. Social control: is how social groups deal with behaviors that violate social norms. Attempting to ensure conformity, drain out deviant behaviors. Social norms around how you dress are not necessarily the same as murder. 1982 idea that vandalism and other small crimes are linked with anti social behaviour. Broken windows theory: limit vandalism, public drinking ect to prevent other types of serous crimes form happening. Refer to things like gated community build an environment and keep people out of it.
