Sociology - Crime and Deviance - Crime Prevention Strategies Flashcards
In right realism what does SCP stand for?
Situational crime prevention
Define situational crime prevention in control and punishment
Changing something about the situation to reduce the chances of crime happening
State the link between SCP and Wilson’s RCT in control and punishment
Proves that it’s useful because Wilson said we commit crime based on a cost-benefit analysis
What is the obvious thing to do to reduce crime in terms of cost-benefit analysis?
Make the costs outweigh the benefits
Define target gardening
Reducing the physical opportunity for a crime to occur
Give 2 examples of target hardening
Chip & Pin, window locks
Give evidence that SCP works (Felson)
Felson NYC bus terminal - redesigned bathrooms to stop drug dealing,mugging etc
What does ECP stand for?
Environmental crime prevention
Who came up with the broken window thesis for ECP?
Wilson & Kelling
Describe the broken window thesis
Small signs of deterioration = anything goes mentality
What did Foucault discuss?
Sovereign and Disciplinary power
Name the idea that Foucault came up with
Panopticon prison