Exam 2: Theoretical Foundations of Crime Analysis

Which theory would explain how a person who would normally not steal may decide to steal mulch from Home Depot when the clerk miscounted the number of bags at checkout?

Individuals who commit a disproportionate amount of crime are called:

Having trespass signs on a vacant lot would be an example of which situational crime prevention technique?

Construction site burglary decreases but burglary of fully constructed vacant homes increases, is an example of:

Research has previously overlooked the fact that the successful elimination of targeted problems may also reduce other problems.

When police routinely patrol a particular area in the evenings for prostitution and the prostitutes move their business to after midnight, this is an example of:

The 80/20 rule comes from the observation that exactly 80% of some kinds of outcomes are the result of only 20% of the related causes.

Which technique of situational crime prevention seeks to make it more difficult for the offender to commit the crime?

Which technique of situational crime prevention seeks to change social practices as a way of encouraging compliance with the law?

Which theory asserts that criminal events are most likely to occur in areas where the activity space of potential offenders overlaps with the activity space of potential victims/targets?

The 80/20 Rule is

Which theory focuses on how opportunities for crime change based on changes in behavior on a societal level?

Which theory would help explain why large retail stores and movie theaters are more likely to have crime than individual residences?

Which type of repeat victimization occurs when victims or targets that are virtually identical to the original victim and share characteristics?

Which technique of situational crime prevention seeks to change social and environmental conditions in ways that will diminish stress, conflict, and temptation to offend?

Installing a CCTV camera to record activity around a school playground would be an example of which situational crime prevention technique?

A mother drops her 16-year old son at the mall for the afternoon.The boy meets his friends and shoplifts several CDs.The owner of the music store is a:

Rational choice theory states that offenders do not make choices about committing crimes and must act once they decide to do so.

Which type of repeat victimization occurs when the exact same individuals and/or places that were victimized again?

Three theoretical perspectives help crime analysts understand and anticipate patterns of behavior that create opportunities for crime: rational choice theory, crime pattern theory, and routine activities theory.