Situational Crime Prevention

When dealing with criminal justice crime may happen at any time and anywhere Crime is an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law. There are ways that you can prevent crime. One way of preventing crime is by implementation. Implementation is the process of putting a decision or plan into effect that is made for execution. Implementation includes all the processes involved in getting new software or hardware operating properly in its environment, including installation, configuration, running, testing, and making necessary changes. Situational Crime Prevention is the term given by criminologists to crime prevention tactics that are meant to reduce the criminal opportunities, which increase from the routines of everyday life. Situational crime …show more content…
Crime prevention increases the risk of being caught, and deflecting probable offenders from settings in which crimes might occur. Some of these solutions involve a combination of people-oriented and place-oriented strategies that overlay with crime prevention through social development or environmental design. Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) is the places and things, the "built environment," which can be either targets of criminal action or the location where offense takes place. The accurate design, effective use and maintenance of the built environment can lead to a reduction in the incidence and fear of crime, and an enhancement in quality of life. CPTED is based on the foundation that much crime is resourceful and related. Accidentally, irritation and criminal behavior can be facilitated by badly planned and designed space, leading to actual opportunities for crime, as well as increased levels of