Crime Prevention Approaches:
crime Prevention Model Focus of the Model Effective for which crimes?
Designed to help vulnerable
groups (young, old, disables,
Social Crime Prevention Model unemployed) to reduce risk All forms of crime
of turning to crime or
becoming victims of crime.
- Property crime
- Crime against people
To restrict opportunities for
Limiting opportunities for crime - burglary
people to become involved in
model / Situational Crime - theft from business
crime and focus on potential
Prevention Model - theft from public premises
victims, community and
- shop theft
physical environment.
- theft of and from vehicles.
On the assumption that
- robbery
crime may be prevented by
- pickpocketing
Community-based Crime Prevention making potential oBenders
- burglary
Model aware of risk of being caught
- Crimes against property
in specific neighborhood
- Car theft
Focusses on inner processes
Biophysical Crime Prevention of conditions that Problem children
Model characterize humans.
crime Prevention Model Focus of the Model Effective for which crimes?
Designed to help vulnerable
groups (young, old, disables,
Social Crime Prevention Model unemployed) to reduce risk All forms of crime
of turning to crime or
becoming victims of crime.
- Property crime
- Crime against people
To restrict opportunities for
Limiting opportunities for crime - burglary
people to become involved in
model / Situational Crime - theft from business
crime and focus on potential
Prevention Model - theft from public premises
victims, community and
- shop theft
physical environment.
- theft of and from vehicles.
On the assumption that
- robbery
crime may be prevented by
- pickpocketing
Community-based Crime Prevention making potential oBenders
- burglary
Model aware of risk of being caught
- Crimes against property
in specific neighborhood
- Car theft
Focusses on inner processes
Biophysical Crime Prevention of conditions that Problem children
Model characterize humans.
