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Topic One
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- 1ROUTINE ACTIVITY THEORYExplanation for predatory crime
- Related to the crime triangle
- Needs 3 elements for crime to occur.
1. Motivated Offender.
2. Suitable Target.
3. Lack of Capable Guardian - 2CRIME PATTERN THEORYIncidents will cluster according to:
1.BEHAVIOUR- Certain behaviours are common to problem incidents
2. PLACES - Certain places are common to incident problems
3. PEOPLE - Certain people are common to incident problems
4. PLACE- Certain places are common to incidents - 3RATIONAL CHOICE PERSPECTIVE- Decision to offend are constrained by time, ability and information
-Bounded Rationality: what makes the most sense at the time
- Risks and rewards and more important than the actual circumstance.
- Individuals that are not usually criminals may offend based on the rewards of the crime. - 4OPPORTUNITY CRIME VS. TRADITIONAL CRIMECRIME vs CRIMINALITY
EVENTS vs DISPOSITIONS
NEAR CAUSES vs DISTANT CAUSES
HOW CRIME OCCURS vs WHY CRIME OCCURS
SITUATIONAL CONTEXT vs INDIVIDUDAL CONTEXT. - 510 PRINCIPLES OF OPPORTUNIST CRIME1. Opportunity plays a role in causing all crime
2. Crime opps are highly specific
3. Crime opps are concentrated in time and space (80:20 RULE)
4. Crime opp. depend on everyday movements.
5. One crime can produce another.
6. Some products offer more tempting crime opps. (CRAVED, concealable, removable, available, valuable, enjoyable and disposable.)
7. Social and tehcnological changes produce new crime opps.
8. Opp. for crime can be reduced.
9. Reducing opps does not usually displace crime
10.focused opp reduction can provide wider declines in crime.
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- Flashcards on Topic One, created by emilyracco on 17/06/2015.
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