CH5 Flashcards
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design has faltered because:
- it has lacked the money to make the necessary design changes
- it has been unable to motivate residents and legitimate users to act against crime
- it lacks sufficient theoretical justification
- it has not been subjected to adequate research and evaluation
- none of the above
it has been unable to motivate residents and legitimate users to act against crime
The basic goal of neighborhood crime prevention is:
- increasing community awareness and problem solving
- obtaining police support
- starting citizen patrols
- property marking
- none of the above
increasing community awareness and problem solving
According to Garofalo and McLeod, which of the following is NOT a common activity among neighborhood watch groups?
- Operation Identification
- crime hotlines
- block parenting
- improving street lighting
- all of the above are common
all of the above are common
Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria necessary for crime outlined by Cohen and Felson?
- a suitable target
- an absence of guardians
- an outlet for stolen goods
- a motivated offender
- none of the above
an outlet for stolen goods
The idea that crime is a logical consequence of the daily behavior of individuals proposed by Cohen and Felson is called the:
- normal activities approach
- daily interaction approach
- cognitive mapping approach
- routine activities approach
- none of the above
routine activities approach
Which of the following is NOT one of Reynald’s dimensions to actual guardianship?
- the availability to observe what is happening
- undertaking the task of watching
- installing needed security devices
- acting on what you see
- all of the above are dimensions
installing needed security devices
Which of the following is NOT a result of community anti-drug programs?
- a positive impact on social cohesion
- no impact on drug problems
- reduced signs of physical decay
- increased feelings of empowerment
- all of the above are results
no impact on drug problems
Research on the impact of the Guardian Angels finds:
- little impact on the level of crime
- increased feelings of fear
- citizen opposition
- police opposition
- all of the above are found
little impact on the level of crime
Which of the following is NOT a problem in evaluating neighborhood crime prevention?
- neighborhood is rarely defined
- the area is not clearly defined
- measurement of increased surveillance is often not considered
- programs are not implemented in isolation
- all of these are problems
all of these are problems
Research on crime prevention participation reveals which of the following most related to participation?
- race
- participation in other groups
- sex
- crime victimization
- fear
participation in other groups
Which of the following is NOT a source of control necessary for successful neighborhood activity, according to Bursik and Grasmick?
- public control
- parochial control
- private control
- paternal control
- all are sources
paternal control
One key finding of the Safer Cities initiative was that:
- physical design was the most important factor
- the impact depends on the level of action taken
- police activity is the key
- displacement is almost 100%
- none of the above
the impact depends on the level of action taken
Sampson and Eck (2008) claim that __________ need to apply incentives to those who should be more immediately involved in crime prevention.
- super controllers
- police
- place managers
- neighborhood leaders
- none of the above
super controllers
Which of the following is NOT part of Hollis-Peel and associates’ hierarchy of guardianship?
- absent guardians
- capable guardians
- intervening guardians
- available guardians
- all of the above are part
absent guardians
In its most effective form, neighborhood watch should provide formal intervention on behalf of the police in the community. (TF)
False
