¶ … crime has been taking place. Although the forms of crime have evolved, so too has the strategies used to prevent crime. This essay will compare and contrast three of most common Crime Prevention strategies, which are, environmental design, social intervention and situational intervention. Crime prevention generally refers to preventing crime and anti-social behavior before it occurs. Crime Prevention Victoria, defines crime prevention as "any public or privately based initiative or policy aimed at reducing or eliminating criminal behavior, violence and fear of crime or violence in the community" (Armstrong, 2002). This essay aims to demonstrate not only the strengths and weaknesses of these three strategies but also to identify the individual crime causation theory that each strategy is based around. These being One of the main crime prevention strategies used around the world is environmental design. This strategy is based on the relationship that is created between people and the environment around them. Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) is defined as a multi-disciplinary approach to deterring criminal behavior through environmental design (Wayne,2007). Environmental designs have formed an integral part of many crime prevention initiatives in countries around the world. The term environment includes the people and their physical social surroundings (Crowe,2000). When examining environmental designs, criminal trends are often easy to identify,...
Therefore using environmental design to reduce the amount of crime located around ATMs would be to position ATMs in an area with the most traffic and visibility.
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A major concern regarding crime today that exists within prisons as well as on the streets is the formation of gangs. "Prison gangs are flourishing across the country. Organized, stealthy and deadly, they are reaching out from their cells to organize and control crime in America's streets.... prison disturbances soared by about 400% in the early nineties, which authorities say indicated that gangs were becoming more active... As much as
Project Timeline Finalize all preliminary building design element and prepare for submission to the City Planning Division, Aviation Division, and Mayor's Office Schedule an informational meeting for all stakeholders to unveil the plans Due date to submit commentary on the new designs and to provide any suggestions or concerns Meet with key stakeholders to discuss results of public hearing and submissions. Discuss these changes and decide what to do with them. Submit designs for approval
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