Chapter 15: Crime Prevention Flashcards
What is crime prevention?
Any pre-emptive intervention intended to block or reduce the risk of a criminal act occurring or the onset of criminal behaviour within an individual.
Crime prevention is ___, not ___.
Proactive, retroactive.
What does it mean when it is said that crime prevention is proactive?
Tries to anticipate and prevent crime, rather than deal with it after the fact.
Crime prevention involves a problem-oriented approach that stresses ___ and ___.
Flexibility, individualism.
Crime prevention emphasizes citizen involvement and responsibility as opposed to ___ ___.
State control.
Meaningful partnerships are key to ___ ___.
Crime prevention.
Who is central to crime prevention?
The community.
Crime prevention prioritizes ___ social control over ___ social control.
Informal, formal.
Crime prevention focuses on ___ victims and offenders.
Potential.
Conventional CJS aims to control individuals through punishments to change the individual, while crime prevention is about working to…
Improve the functioning of that individual.
Conventional CJS aims to control individuals through punishments to change the individual, while crime prevention is about working to…
Improve the functioning of that individual.
What are the 4 dominant crime prevention approaches?
- Crime Prevention through Social Development (CPSD).
- Situational Crime Prevention (SCP).
- Community Crime Prevention (CCP).
- Community and Problem-Oriented Policing.
What crime prevention approach focuses on root causes?
CPSD (Crime Prevention through Social Development).
What is the main focus of CPSD?
Root causes. Focus on risks and mitigating them, but at the same time strengthening and enhancing protective factors. Develops risk-focused interventions; enhances protective factors.
What are examples of social risks that are remedied in CPSD?
Poverty, low education, poor role models.
What are examples of personal risks that are remedied in CPSD?
Learning disabilities, anger management issues, mental health problems.
What are protective factors?
Implement things that will encourage good health and well-being.
Give some examples of protective factors.
- Pro-social influences.
- Healthy relationships with parents and teachers.
- Healthy neighbourhoods.