Crime prevention Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 approaches to preventing crime?
A
- Situational
- Environmental
- Social and community
2
Q
Define situational crime prevention.
A
Measures aimed to prevent crime.
3
Q
What are the 2 approaches to situational crime prevention?
A
Target hardening- decreases opportunity for crime (security features).
Designing out- redesigning city to prevent crime (spikes prevent climbing).
4
Q
Pros of situational crime prevention.
A
Effective
low cost.
5
Q
Cons of situational crime prevention.
A
Lyng postmodernists- crime comes from thrill of taking risks.
Situational crime prevention provides challenge and risk, encourage more crime.
Sometimes prevent non-criminal activities (helping homeless sleep).
