application: crime prevention

Question 1

What is target hardening?

Answer 1

the process of increasing security of a property to make it harder to burgle requiring more effort of criminal to get in

Question 2

what are the strengths and weaknesses of target hardening?

Answer 2

strength:
increased security makes it less likely that a criminal would go through all the effort due to higher risk of getting caught
weakness:
experienced criminals may know ways of getting around security / don’t care if they are caught

Question 3

what is access control?

Answer 3

limiting the opportunities available for offenders to commit crime

Question 4

what are the strengths and weaknesses of access control?

Answer 4

strength:
likely decreases crime
weakness:
could either just go somewhere else or commit other types of crime that are harder to control also a time consuming and likely expensive method

Question 5

what is stimulating conscience?

Answer 5

putting up signs such as “think twice or pay the price”

Question 6

what are the strengths and weaknesses of stimulating conscience?

Answer 6

strength:
new criminals may be scared off
weakness:
experienced criminals likely don’t care

Question 7

what is denying benefits?

Answer 7

making crimes less worth it e.g. ink filled security tags on clothing

Question 8

what are the strengths and weaknesses of denying benefits?

Answer 8

strengths:
likely decreases crime of that specific store - warn other criminals away
weaknesses:
go elsewhere
chances of malfunctioning = loss of money on device and product

Question 9

what is facilitating compliance?

Answer 9

encouraging people to not litter by having bins around

Question 10

what are the strengths and weaknesses of facilitating compliance?

Answer 10

strengths:
broken windows theory - people may care more for their community and challenge more crimes = decrease escalation
weaknesses:
some don’t care