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Crime and Urban Space (Social Disorganisation - Key Ideas (Why do certain…
Crime and Urban Space
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Crime and Opportunity
Ronald Clarke (1980) - criminological theories about motivation for crime have got it wrong. He states they are imprecise - vague connection between the cause and effect. Dispositions change - impractical
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UNDERLYING IDEA: All of us are potential deviants - however, we make a cost/benefit calculation - we commit crime when there is an opportunity to do so
Benefits: - It has immediate practical use, we can understand why people make choices, AND influence them to make different choices
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Routine Activity Theory
Why did crime rates rise from the 1950's? - How is crime situated in everyday life? - "Chemistry of Crime"
Likely offenders + suitable targets ( visible, access, value, inertia ) + absence of capable guardians - must converge in time and space
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