SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Wrought Iron, Natural Surveillance
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Will not ask anything about assigned readings from before midterms. Also, a police guest-speaker presenting in class next thursday anything he talks about is testable material. Reminder: draft research essay due to pear on november 17! Primary programs identify opportunities for criminal offences and alter conditions to reduce likelihood of crime being committed. Examples: crime prevention through environmental design (cpted, closed circuit television (cctv) Secondary programs focus on areas that produce crime and disorder. Proper design and effective use of environment can reduce crime and fear of crime. Territoriality: message of ownership over space, signs, logos, gated communities, neighbourhood watch. Maintenance: cleanliness, unkeep, quick repairs, links to broken windows theory. If a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken one unrepaired broken window is a signal that no one cares and so breaking more windows costs nothing. Determine current, high-risk targets (25 youth in each division)