Exam 4: Choice Theory: Because They Want to

A good example of the effectiveness of the crackdown strategy is the success of Ontario's RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program. It has been reported to have a significant impact in reduction of impaired-driving-related accidents and fatalities on Ontario highways.

Incarceration is an effective crime deterrent for most offenders.

Evidence of rational choice theory indicates that criminals selectively choose which targets to victimize. Which one of the following targets are they most likely to AVOID?

Rational choice theorists view crime as both offence- and offender-specific. Explain why this is so.

At a local high school, increased patrols of the smoking area of the schoolyard have resulted in a significant decrease in drug dealing. There has also been a decrease in incidents of bullying in the schoolyard. What is the term for this impact of the patrols?

The fact that a young person in a tightly knit community is less likely to commit crime than a young person who lives in a transient community where few people know her could be partially explained by which factor?

Sociologist Jack Katz argues that there are immediate benefits to criminality. Discuss his argument.

Which does the "just dessert" model suggest?

What are target reduction strategies designed to do?

Situational crime prevention suggests that crime prevention can be achieved by reducing the opportunities people have to commit particular crimes.