Prevention

• Clarke (situational crime prevention) :

  • Reducing opportunities to commit crime
  • Eg- target hardening + CCTV
  • Safety measures
• Felson (SCP) :

  • Greatly reduces some crime
  • E.g. New York bus terminals: small hand basins to discourage homeless
• Criticism of SCP:

  • Petty crimes
  • Ignores root cause of crime
• Wilson + Kelling:

  • Environment crime prevention
  • Broken window thesis: link between disorder + crime
  • Visible signs of decay (litter/broken windows) induces crime
  • Reduces crime in specific areas by:
  • -improving environment
  • Zero tolerance policing
• Social + community crime prevention :

  • Shift emphasis from policing to potential offenders + their social context
  • Taking root causes of crime (poverty/upbringing) rather than removing opportunities
  • E.g. Perry preschool project
  • African-American poverty striken babies
  • High risk of underachieving
  • Active learning + home visits
  • Positive results