right realism crime prevention Flashcards
zero tolerance
refers to aggressive policing of minor and anti social crime
- tackling an offence immeidtae with harsh punishment shows it is not tolerated
- re emphasises norms and values and lead to law abiding culture
zero tolerance - NY 90s
3 strikes and your out
- contributed to quadrupling the prison population
- involves shaming and stigmatisation of the behaviour
broken windows policy - wilson and kelling 1982
when derelict buildings have one broken window, the others will soon follow
- zimbardo experiment
left an abandoned car in a middle class area and a rundown area
strong communities
involvement in crime should result in disgrace and loss of standing in the community through naming and shaming
- communitarianism
target hardening
increasing of security surrounding targets of crime by installing systems
target hardening - clarke 1980
- telephone box theft was virtually eliminated when alluminal coin boxes were replaced with steel ones
- car thefts reduced in germany when steering column locks were make compulsory
incarceration and retribution
imprisoning offenders for life
- takes them off the streets and means rehab and reoffending are irrelevant
- incarcerating large section of the population is inevitable if crime rates are to be lowered
incarceration and retribution - wilson 1975
certainty of capture is more of a deterrent than the potential harshness of the sentence
proactive policing - wilson and kelling 1982
prioritise the police role in order maintenance by increasing foot patrols
- police should focus more on preventing crime than catching criminals
support of nuclear family - murray 1990
over generous behaviour welfare system encourages feckless behaviour
support of nuclear family murray evaluation
the troubled families programme aimed at turning around chaotic families
- interventions involve addiction treatments
