Situational Crime Prevention

Question 1

Ron Clarke

Answer 1

Approach which relies not on improving society but reducing opportunities for crime

Question 2

Rational choice theory (right realism)

Answer 2

Weighing up pros and cons before making a decision

Question 3

Target hardening

Answer 3

Increased cctv

• anti vandalism
• spikes to benches
• improving lighting
• alarms
• tracker
• anti vandalism paint

Question 4

Bus terminal New York

Answer 4

Felson

• high crime rates
• public toilets used by rough sleepers, drug users and sexual encounters
• building redesigned to design out crime
• large space and CCTV
• crime rate dropped

Question 5

Displacement

Answer 5

Change target

- situational crime prevention does not prevent crime just moves crime to softer targets to most vulnerable

Question 6

ChAiken et al

Answer 6

Displacement in 5 ways 
1. Spatial (different area)  
2 temporal (different time) 
3 target based (different victim) 
4 tactical ( different method) 
5 functional (different and less risky crime)

Question 7

Evaluation

Answer 7

Crime is mostly displaced

• assumes criminals are rational thinkers and ignores excitement of commuting crime
• ignores structural causes of crime