Abstract:Instead of attempting to make sweeping changes in an entire community or neighborhood, situational crime prevention is aimed at specific problems, places, persons, or times. The situational approach a...Instead of attempting to make sweeping changes in an entire community or neighborhood, situational crime prevention is aimed at specific problems, places, persons, or times. The situational approach assumes that a greater degree of problem identification and planning will take place prior to program implementation and that the impact will be more focused. The identification of places, individuals, and things at risk of victimization, especially focusing on repeat victimization, is central to a great deal of situational prevention. This chapter outlines the theoretical bases of situational prevention, the growth of situational crime prevention since the early 1980s, concerns over situational approaches, factors related to the implementation of situational prevention, and the impact of various situational techniques on a wide range of offenses.Read More
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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