SOC 1500 Lecture 1: Responding to Crime- The Police Pt.2

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

Document Summary

Crime prevention: programs identify opportunities for criminal offences and alter conditions to reduce likelihood of crime being committed. Police most heavily involved: programs focus on areas that produce crime and disorder, primary, secondary. Cpted: primary crime prevention, proper design and effective use of environment can reduce crime and fear of crime, 4 basic concepts, natural surveillance, natural access control, territoriality, maintenance. Natural access control: idea stays out, natural forms. Decrease opportunity for crime by deciding who gets in and who: particularly effective when combined with natural surveillance, complemented by mechanical forms of access control. Message of ownership over space: signs, logos, gated communities, neighbourhood watch, maintenance. Stop: strategic target offender program, divisional youth officers in each division, information receive from beat officers. Open & closed custody facilities and schools: determine current, high risk targets, program helps prevent further negative contact with justice system. Drug diversion program: goal, random drug sweeps of high schools.