Crime Prevention 1

In the context of crime prevention, what does the 'S' in SCP stand for?

• Significant

• Situational

• Sensational

• Suspicious

Who was a key proponent of Situational Crime Prevention?

• Ron Burgundy

• Ron Clarke

• Ron Regean

• Ron McDonald

The concept of Situational Crime Prevention is rooted on which theories?

• Gender Role and Chivalry Theory

• Social Learning and Psychodynamic Theory

• Rational Choice Theory and Routine Activity Theory

• Broken Windows and Strain Theory

According to Routine Activity Theory, a 'capable guardian' is what?

• Someone or something that would deter an offender or increase security

• A lawyer, judge or police officer

• One of the avengers

• A person with a weapon

What does 'Target Hardening' mean?

• Making a target harder to hit with a projectile

• Giving your property a motivational pep talk

• Covering your property in laminate

• Making your property harder for an offender to access

Examples of case studies from the 'Safer Streets Fund – Crime prevention toolkit 2021' include....

• 'Dante's Peak', 'Tower Heist Project' & 'Operation Desert Storm'

• 'The Kirkholt Burglary Prevention Project', 'Operation Shield' & 'The Shiregreen Alliance'

• 'The Manhattan Project', 'Operation Overlord' & 'The Sting'

• 'Tower Heist Project', 'BMX Bandits' & 'Operation Neptune Spear'

• 'Midnight Run', 'Oceans Eleven' & 'The Italian Job'

Which THREE of the following SCP measures are shown to have a 'STRONG evidence base' for reducing crime?

• Alley Gating

• CCTV

• Secure Car Parking

• Street Lighting

• Property Marking

In relation to crime prevention, what does 'displacement' mean?

• A situation in which people are forced to leave the place where they normally live

• A defense mechanism in which a person redirects a negative emotion from its original source to a less threatening recipient

• If crime is successfully reduced at one location, offenders simply move elsewhere

• A situation in which people are forced to leave their jobs