Focused Deterrence strategies Deck 5

Question 1

Focused deterrence is focused on ? ___________.

Answer 1

gang and criminally active groups violence reduction strategies

Question 2

Community based actions in focused deterrence helps remove the justifications used by offenders to _______________,

Answer 2

explain away their responsibility for the targeted behavior.

Question 3

Focused deterrence allows police to increase the certainty, swiftness and ____________, in innovative ways.

Answer 3

severity of punishment

Question 4

What strategy emphasizes reducing the opportunities for crime and increasing alternative opportunity structures for offenders?

Answer 4

discouragement.

Question 5

_______________, of the 24 evaluations of focused deterrence strategies reported at least one noteworthy crime reductions effect associated with approach.

Answer 5

19

Question 6

what theory suggest that crime can be prevented when the costs of committing the crime are perceived by the offender to outweigh the benefits.

Answer 6

Deterrence Theory

Question 7

The effectiveness of policing is dependent on public perception of the _____________, of police actions.

Answer 7

Legitimacy