CCJ 3024 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: The Pew Charitable Trusts, Michael R. Gottfredson, Differential Association
25 Apr 2017
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Increase the effort needed to commit the crime. (unbreakable glass on storefronts, locking gates and fencing yards, controlling sale of spray paint. ) Increase the risks of committing the crime. (improving lighting, alarms, number of police patrols. : reduce the rewards for committing the crime. (personalizing property to make it difficult to resell. ) Severe psychological problems as a resultreducing the opportunities for interaction with law-abiding people: punishment may produce defiance, not deterrence. If money can be made, there will always be someone to take the place of the incarcerated offender. Biochemical factors: environmental contaminants pcbs, lead, mercury, and other metals has been shown to influence brain functioning and intelligence levels. Exposure may lead to cognitive and learning dysfunctions: food products and diet vitamin and mineral deficiencies, food additives, improper diet. Calcium propionate ( a food preservative) has been linked to problem behaviors.
