The approach to crime prevention based on increased surveillance (such as CCTV and Neighborhood Watch schemes) and target hardening (such as a car immobilizers and better home security) is known as what ?
Correct answer: C. situational crime prevention
- A. the new criminology
- B. broken windows theory
- C. situational crime prevention
- D. deviance reduction theory
Explanation
Situational crime prevention reduces opportunities for offending through measures such as CCTV, neighbourhood surveillance, immobilizers, and improved locks. Broken-windows theory explains disorder and enforcement responses, but it is not the name of this opportunity-reduction approach.
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