right realists approaches to crime prevention

Question 1

situational crime prevention
‘target hardening’
‘capable guardians’

Answer 1

-CLARKE(1992) = emphasis SCP to prevent particualr locations rather than catch criminals
-aims to make crime less attractive
-use CCTV,locks, alarms , alcohol free zones
-hostile architeture e.g public benches w sloping, grand marking by ATMS to increase privacy
-makes targets risky for offenders
-makes ppl regulated behaviour no excuse
-risk arrest, fines

Question 2

how can we evaluate right realist approach to crime prevention
(situational)

Answer 2

-assumes criminals make rational choice but can be on drugs
-CCTV focuses too much on young black males
-removes attention from social policies and wider economic issues
-lack of focus on catching criminals
-Crawford= makes the poor more vulnerbale and limits use of public space(targeted)
-displacement theory- diverts crime elsewhere and displaces it to other areas.

Question 3

environemental crime prevention

Answer 3

-‘broken window thesis’
-broken window symbolises social disorder and lack of community
-if not reported there will be more neglect
-gradually neighbourhoods detroiate
-anti social behvaiour will grow e.g vandalism, litter , graffiti
-sense of community is key for saftey
-police should have 0 tolernace( adress all antisocial behaviour)
-prevents high crime rates in deprived areas

Question 4

evaluate right realist approach to environemnt crime prevention

Answer 4

-strong police presence in some areas may be wasteful - emphasis on minor offences diverting from serious offences
-zero tolerance may give people comitting minor crime crinimal records - link to cicourel
-ignores white collar and corporate