Crime Triangle Research Paper

The Crime Triangle presents an interesting perspective to how why crimes occur. While most theorist focuses on theories distant factors, such as child-rearing practices, genetic makeup, and psychological or social processes. Trying to test these theories can be extremely difficult. The Crime triangle takes a different approach into understanding why crime occurs. Desire is the number one reason why offenders want to commit crimes according to theorists who studying The Crime Triangle “we as citizens cannot affect or remove a criminal’s desire to commit a crime. If someone really wants to commit a crime they will”. So because the desire to commit crimes cannot be altered, other methods to prevent crime have been studied such as The Crime Triangle. …show more content…
The Crime Triangle states that’s “Offenders can sometimes be controlled by other people: those people are known as handlers. Targets and victims can sometimes be protected by other people as well: those people are known as guardians. And places are usually controlled by someone: those people are known as managers. Thus, effective problem-solving requires understanding how offenders and their targets/victims come together in places”. So what the Crime Triangle is saying is the first line of defense against crime is essentially people. Guardians can be police officer, security guard or any person whose job it is to protect other people. A Handlers, is a person that knows the offenders well and to some degree can control the offender actions. Handlers are usually parents, siblings, teachers, close friends, and spouses. Probation and parole officers can be considered handlers. A manger is the owner or designee who has some responsibility for controlling behavior in the specific location such as a bus driver or teacher in a school, bar owners in drinking establishments, and landlords in rental housing. With the three figures in place an offender chances of offending