Crime Prevention test 2 guide

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Crime Prevention

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Crime Triangle

● Victim

● Offender

● Location

2.

Proactive Policing Model – Under this model, the police, community and

city services are not only proactive, but also “co-active.” There is a clear

understanding that the combined efforts of each are essential to combating

crime and that all have a vested interest in the health of the community.

● Important tool: CLEAR system

● Monitoring: can identify problems before they

become chronic

● Useful in establishing prevention strategies and

allocating necessary department resources

3.

Crime prevention and the community

● When people are the victims of crime, the

emotional impact is often devastating, people feel vulnerable, powerless,

frustrated and angry

4.

Crime prevention techniques and burglary

● Burglary is the easiest crime to prevent

● Deterrence is the key

● For every inconvenience you put in the burglar’s

way, the greater the chance that he/she will not burglarize your home, garage

or vehicle

o Deterrents

▪ Nosey neighbors

▪ Indicators of increased security

▪ Lack of escape routes

▪ Locks and bars on windows and doors

▪ Close proximity to other people

5.

Responding officers should

● Assess and evaluate current weakness

● Review all points of entry

● Recommend engraving Driver’s License number on

personal possessions

6.

Burglary prevention techniques

● Photograph/record non-engrave able items

● Ladders/boxes/parked cars moved away from

building to access windows/roof

● Become member of phone tree

● Stop all home deliveries while on vacation

● Install peephole in door

● Leave drapes open

● Ask police for house checks while on vacation