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15 Cards in this Set
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target suitability
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the form and value of property, the visibility and accessibility of targets, and teh vulnerablility of property and people to victimization
crime occurs when motivated offenders are present near suitable targets that are mot adequatly protected |
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guardanship
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measured by the extent to which people in the course of their daily behavior do, or do not protect property and individuals from crime.
ex women working outside home increase in one person households more vacation more recreation outside home |
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routine activities theory
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criminal motivation
motivated offenders and criminal opportunities come together |
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value of property
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offenders usually choose victims on the basis of general expectations about how much money or property they will get... also how vulnerable they are
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precipitation or provocation
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victim does or says something that causes an offender to violate the law
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instigation or prepetration
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victim actively encourages a crime or takes criminal action against another person
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facilitation
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victim places theirselves at risk by deliberation, recklessness, or negligence1
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vulnerablity or invitation
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some peple are unusually suspectible becasuse of personal attributes, social status, or entry into a risk filled dituation
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cooperation
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victim is a party to a comsensual crime such as gambling or prostitution
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attractivenesss
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affluence will often attract others
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impunity
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offenders can expect that the victim will not report the crime to the p9olice or testify in court, perhaps because othe victim is also breaking the law
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victim precipitation
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person who suffers eventualy harm from a crime plays a direct role in causing the crime to be perpetrated
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facilitating factors to a crime
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alcohol, drugs, firearms
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alcohol and crime
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alcohol reduces inhibitions and triggers law-violating behavior in some people
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drugs and crime- psychopharmacological
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effects such as paranoia, excitability, irrationality, and loss of self control can lead to assualts and murders
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