Crime Prevention Flashcards
ARC - when providing crime prevention advice
Appropriate
Realistic
Cost effective
Designing Out Crime Officer’s
- higher level of specialised crime advice
- achieve long-term sustainable solutions to historical and potential crime and disorder
RAT - Routine Activity Theory
Likely offender - for gain or need, society, experience and environment, beliefs,
Lack of a capable guardian - police, security guard, door staff , CCTV
Suitable Target
CRAVED
Concealable Removable Available Valuable Enjoyable Disposable
VOLT
Victim
Offender
Location
Time
Principles of crime prevention
Reduce the opportunities for criminals to commit crime
Changes criminal’s ideas about whether they can get away with crime
Makes it seem harder, riskier and less rewarding to commit crime
Target hardening
- security devices
- locks
- cameras
Controlling and preventing access
- key codes
- combinations of entry
- exit and entry systems
Removing the target
- putting your car in a garage
- less accessible
- technology
Reducing the means
- plastic cups in events / pubs instead of glass
Environmental changes
- reduces crime in built up environments
- gates, barriers
Natural and formal surveillance
natural - surrounding to increase visibility (removing shrubs, installing lighting)
formal - CCTV
Secured by design - MOPAC
- aims’ to reduce crime within new buildings working with partnerships and planners
- safer parking schemes
Reducing the pay off
- marking your property to identify later
- cost becomes less
