Crime prevention

Question 1

What are the 3 approaches to preventing crime?

Answer 1

• Situational
• Environmental
• Social and community

Question 2

Define situational crime prevention.

Answer 2

Measures aimed to prevent crime.

Question 3

What are the 2 approaches to situational crime prevention?

Answer 3

Target hardening- decreases opportunity for crime (security features).

Designing out- redesigning city to prevent crime (spikes prevent climbing).

Question 4

Pros of situational crime prevention.

Answer 4

Effective

low cost.

Question 5

Cons of situational crime prevention.

Answer 5

Lyng postmodernists- crime comes from thrill of taking risks.

Situational crime prevention provides challenge and risk, encourage more crime.

Sometimes prevent non-criminal activities (helping homeless sleep).