ARSC 3010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Crime Prevention, Prison Overcrowding, Operation Ceasefire
14 Dec 2016
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Hot spots policing: most crimes occur at a small number of addresses in any community hotspots police he concentrates police resources on these high crime locations. Rational choice theory: rational choice theory posits that crime is the result of deliberate choices made by fenders based on their calculation of these risks and rewards of these choices. Lifestyle/exposure theory: the study of crime victimizization that acknowledges that not everyone has the same lifestyle and that some lifestyles expose people to more risks than others do. Routine activities approach: an extension of the lifestyle/exposure theory, this approach assumes that crimes are the expected outcomes of routine activities and changing social patterns. Target suitability: because of their vulnerability, some potential crime targets are more attractive than others. Crime prevention through social development: an approach to crime prevention that focuses on reducing the number of motivated offenders by changing the social environment.
