CCJ 3014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Routine Activity Theory
24 Jul 2018
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The rapidity with which calls for service are answered. A patrol strategy that relies on police officers monitoring a certain area with the goal of detecting crimes in progress or preventing crime due to their presence. Technology that allows crime analysts to identify trends and patterns of criminal behavior with a given area. A patrol strategy that is designed to focus on a specific type of criminal activity at a specific time and location. Concentrated areas of high criminal activity that draw a directed police response. Arrests that come about as part of the ordinary routine of police patrol and responses to calls for service. Theory that a neighborhood in disrepair signals that criminal activity is tolerated in the area. By cracking down on quality-of-life crimes, police can reclaim the neighborhood and encourage law-abiding citizens to live and work there. A policing philosophy that emphasizes community support for and cooperation with the police in preventing crime.
