SOCIOL 4615 Lecture 30: Final exam notes
24 Apr 2016
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An approach to crime control that focuses on opportunity reduction: directed at specific behaviors, manipulates the immediate environment. Socially: make crime more risky; less rewarding. Calculate risk vs. reward (in the moment decisions) But focus on situation; not on overall disposition: routine activities theory, defensible space (oscar newman) Architectural design facilitates control of an area. What, when, where, and with whom we preform our daily tasks: in other words, patterns of work, schooling, leisure, and social interaction. Require the convergence of 3 things (predatory criminal acts: motivated offender, suitable target, absence of capable guardianship. The value, visibility, and access of goods. Increase in light-weight, durable, and sellable" goods in the 1960s-1970s. Location and routine activities: at home, at work/school, leisure activities away from the home. Physical characteristics (e. g. , architecture, sitting) of dwellings that enable residents to ensure their security. 2 examples of guardianship: something that shines light on an area (streetlight, flashlight, etc.
