Crime Prevention

Question 1

Clarke

Answer 1

Situational crime prevention -

Not changing society or it’s institutions but make it difficult to commit crime

Question 2

Felson

Answer 2

Example of situational crime prevention - the port authority bus terminal

The bus terminal was poorly designed with dark areas and big sinks which promoted homeless people, changed the design to stop it

Question 3

Counter for situational crime prevention

Answer 3

• causes displacement
• ignores white collar crime
• ignores the root of crime

Question 4

Wilson and Kelling

Answer 4

Zero tolerance policing -

• broken window (prevention)
• zero tolerance (punishment)

Question 5

Example of broken window theory

Answer 5

Clean Car Programme

Question 6

Example of zero tolerance policing

Answer 6

New York Police cracking down on squeegee merchants, many had outstanding warrants for violence, homicide fell 50%.

Question 7

Counters for squeegee merchant

Answer 7

Although deaths reduced, attempted homicide didnt

Question 8

Social and community crime prevention

Answer 8

Aim to prevent the causes of the crime

Question 9

Example of social and community crime prevention

Answer 9

Perry pre school project -

Aimed at reducing criminality in EM’s in Michigan.

group of 3-4yr olds got it, at 40 years old, the group who had it had far fewer convictions.

Every $1 spent on programme saved $17 on welfare, prison etc.

Question 10

Counters perry pre school programme

Answer 10

ignores white collar crime

Ignores green crimes