Chapter 6: Crime Scripts

• Who borrowed the concept of script from cognitive psychology and applied it to crime?

  Cornish
• What does the concept of scripts provide in the context of crime?

  A framework for understanding choices and decisions made by offenders
• What is the purpose of crime scripts in situational crime prevention?

  To provide a systematic understanding of crime-commission processes
• What are the major objectives of performing crime script analysis?

  • Break down and identify the step-by-step process of committing a crime
  • Offer new avenues for situational crime prevention
• What are schemas in the context of cognitive psychology?

  Cognitive structures containing assumptions and expectations about the social world
• Name one type of schema mentioned in the study material.

  Self-schema
• How does a script affect a person's behavior in a situation?

  It automates the process until an obstacle interferes
• What is the main outcome of script analysis?

  To identify potential intervention points for situational prevention measures
• Which types of crime have benefited from crime script analysis?

  Sexual offenses and organized crime
• Why is script analysis important for understanding sexual offenses?

  Because of the complex dynamics between the offender and the victim
• What does Cornish's theoretical work on child sexual abuse scripts illustrate?

  Environmental criminology can guide situational prevention initiatives
• What challenge does script analysis face in interpersonal crimes?

  The interchange between the offender and the victim complicates analysis
• How can neutralizing one actor in organized crime affect the network?

  It could disrupt the whole network
• How has script analysis been used in conjunction with social network analysis?

  To systematically investigate criminal networks during the crime-commission process
• What is one application of crime scripts in public health?

  To analyze fatal car accidents for preventive purposes
• What does the offender–victim interchange concept suggest?

  The offender's behavior shapes the victim's response, influencing the crime's outcome
• What are some actions that can occur during the offender-victim interchange?

  • Alerting potential guardians
  • Infiltrating the offense setting
  • Discouraging the offender
  • Neutralizing the offender
  • Assisting the victim
  • Reporting the offense
• How does cognitive psychology capture the dynamic nature of the offender-victim interchange?

  Through the concept of the interpersonal script
• What are script clashes according to Ekblom (2007)?

  Conflicts that arise during offender-victim interchanges
• What does Wortley (2012) refer to in terms of offender-victim interchanges?

  Iterative person-situation interactions
• How do interpersonal scripts differ from typical scripts?

  They involve loops and are iterative processes
• How can interpersonal scripts enhance situational crime prevention initiatives?

  By accurately reflecting the complexity of offender-victim interactions
• What is one strength of script analysis in crime prevention?

  • Compatibility with perspectives of actors other than offenders
• What did Leclerc and Reynald (2015) introduce in their intervention script?

  A 12-stage process for intervention
• What are the stages of the intervention script introduced by Leclerc and Reynald (2015)?

  1. Availability to intervene
  2. Capacity to intervene
  3. Noticing the offense
  4. Monitoring the situation
  5. Taking responsibility
  6. Deciding to intervene
• What does the intervention script show about crime prevention?

  Both direct and indirect interventions can lead to crime prevention
• What is needed to design effective prevention measures from crime scripts?

  Empirical scripts using offender/victim self-reports, court transcripts, and police files