Disadvantages Of Routine Activity Theory

Overview of the Routine Activity Theory The Routine Activity Theory is made up of three components that revolve around each other. First, are the motivated offenders, these people are not necessarily straight up criminals but instead, are people who are willing to commit a crime. There is no explanation as to why some people are more motivated than others, they simply act upon when the situation presents itself and they choose whether it is worth taking the risk or not.
Second, we have the suitable targets, who are usually the ones victimized by the motivated offenders. The “targets” can come across victimization usually when they are not home doing things that one would do regularly throughout their day like work, school, or other activities. This is why it is called a Routine Activity, because crimes are bound to happen when you’re going on about your normal day which could be just about anywhere. For example, when a person leaves their home ideally one does not think of the outcomes that can happen within the time period of no one present inside the house. Since a good amount of people do not take that into …show more content…
One of which has made people try to lessen their chances of being victimized by the common crimes of burglary. Another is that people are made aware of how crime can arise depending on the opportunity of the things that they are doing. The cons on the other hand have their toll as well. For example, there is no exact explanation of a motivated offender, it is not explained who, how, and why they commit crimes. The purpose of a theory of crime is to be able to explain why they commit the crimes, and in this case they just focus on victimization instead. Another con is that it does not apply social and physical traits to be able to determine the crimes. Poverty, genes, personality, and inequality are all out of the picture which are very important to analyze