CRIM 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Routine Activity Theory, Environmental Criminology, Derek B

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 101
• Professor: Barry Cartwright

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Chapter 11 summary: understanding crime in canada: an introduction to criminology. Environmental criminology, routine activity, and situational crime prevention. Crime pattern theory: associated with of patrica and paul brantingham, and their 1984 book patterns in. Crime: the ter(cid:373) (cid:862)the (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)al e(cid:448)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) although first (cid:272)oi(cid:374)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) cohe(cid:374) a(cid:374)d felso(cid:374) i(cid:374) their. Routine activities, motivated offenders, criminal opportunities, guardianship, situational crime prevention. Places where crime are most likely to take place, where we spend most of our time. Nodes: activity nodes are crime generators, or crime attractors, crime generators are areas that attract a large number of people, ex. Entertainment districts, shopping centres, sports staudiums, and concentrations of office buildings: crime attractors are places to which criminal offenders are attracted, ex. Reduced inhibitions and greater propensity for criminal offending. Offender activity space: the routi(cid:374)e a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ities of the offe(cid:374)der shape, i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e or defi(cid:374)e (cid:862)offe(cid:374)der a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)it(cid:455) spa(cid:272)e(cid:863) as (cid:449)ell as (cid:862)offender awareness space.