CRM 1300 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Lecture.doc
24 Apr 2014
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Risk factors associated with victimization o age 15 to 24 most likely; least likely 35 to 45 o gender most likely; males (more involved in criminal activity o relationship; family involvement o marital status; single most likely, divorced to most likely to be killed o residence location; urban most likely o residence ownership; renting most likely thieves rent o season summer; warm people are outsides and leave their homes unlocked; bored. Involves competing interests, many people involved: concerns community as a whole, not just the police, requires a long term solution, requires creativity from police, when implementing these strategies, they don"t always include the community as much, what are the benefits of the police and community working together, atmosphere of trust, more likely to report crimes, deterrence, sense of responsibility, benefits for the police, more help when catching offenders, aware of more crime.
