Criminal psychology - Crime prevention (social)

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Who proposed the defensible space theory
Newman (1972)
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What did Newman suggest?
Crime and delinquency can be controlled and mitigated through environmental design
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outline the defensible space theory
Proposes that people in a community help with crime prevention because they protect spaces they feel they have invested in.
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Why would defensible space theory work?
When each space in an area is owned and cared for, criminality is reduced because if an intruder senses a watchful community, he feels less secure committing a crime
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Which 5 factors make a defensible space?
Territoriality (one's home is sacred). Natural surveillance (link between area's physical characteristics and resident's ability to see what's happening) Image (physical design to impart sense of security) Milieu, Safe adjoining areas
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Outline zero tolerance policing
Demands that even minor crimes must be pursued with the same vigour as serious crimes because it is easier to prevent a neighbourhood's slide into crime than to rescue it
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On which theory is zero tolerance policing based?
Broken windows theory
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Outline some research into zero tolerance policing by Bratton (police commissioner)
New York City: Cracked down on disorderly behaviour, public drinking, street prostitution, and unsolicited windshield washing or other such attempts t obtain cash from drivers stopped in traffic.
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Outline the results from Bratton's experiment
after 2 years felonies were down by 40% and homicides were halved
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Name 2 strengths of zero tolerance policing
Could reduce crime, more foot patrol, residents feel saver
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Name 2 weaknesses of zero tolerance policing
can cause tension, threatening police, citizens trust police less
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Who provided some strategies from crime prevention?
Calrke (1997)
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What did Clarke suggest?
Target hardening (secure lock on bike), access control (phone entrance to building), stimulating conscience (putting up signs), denying benefits (make less worth it, eg inked filled security tags), facilitating compliance (bins so don't litter).
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