1.9 crime prevention - social & situational Flashcards
Define crime prevention
Aims to reduce crime rates
What are the 2 main branches of crime prevention
Situational
Social
Define situational crime prevention
Strategies that make committing a crime more difficult or could deter them in the first place by making it more challenging or higher likelihood of getting caught
What are the 2 things to consider when looking at situational crime prevention?
Physical environment –> the way a building, area is designed so as to prevent crime or making it difficult
Taking human behaviour into account
Define physical enviroment
The way a building, area is designed so as to prevent crime or making it difficult
Give examples of how the physical enviroment can be used to reduce crime
Number of entry/exits
Bars on windows
Alarm systems
Cameras
Internet firewalls -> cybersecurity
Passwords
Layout of stores such that high visibility from counter, etc
Define human behaviour forced strategies
Involves taking human behaviour into account & what could deter them
Give examples of human behaviour forced stratergies
Lit street lights
Higher populated car parks
Greater presence of cameras in high crime suburbs
Greater police patrols
Type of music e.g. classical music discourages criminal behaviour
Clothes tags that beep when they leave the store
Give examples of Government Situational Prevention Strategies that have been implimented (3 answers)
Having alcohol free zones
Well-lit areas that have high crime risks e.g. parking lots, pathways
Airports & City stations having blue lighting in bathrooms
Outline social crime prevention
Attempt to deal with social factors that can lead to criminal behaviour
List factors that are included under social factors (6 answers)
Family circumstances & home environment
Lower SES
Financial disadvantage
Poor school attendance
Early familiarity with police & authorities
Youth programs
