CCJ 3011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Anomie, Scientific Method, Crime Prevention
16 Oct 2016
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Definition: social scientists who use scientific method to study the nature, extent, cause and control of criminal behavior, choice theory. People who decide to commit crimes consider : chance of arrest, psychic rewards, perceived opportunities for easy gains. To deter commission of crime, punishment must be strict, sure, and swift. Deterrent effect: the assumed ability of the threat of criminal sanctions to discourage crime before it happens, situational crime prevention. Crime prevention can be achieved by reducing the opportunities people have to commit particular crimes. Oscar newman: 1970s, defensible space: crime can be prevented through the use of residential architectural designs that reduce criminal opportunity, like well lit neighborhoods. Ronald clare, main types of crime prevention tactics: increase effort needed to commit the crime, increase the risks of committing the crime, general deterrence. Definition: people will not commit crimes because they fear the legal punishment. Definition: punishment sever enough to convince convicted offenders never to repeat their criminal activity.
