NC BLET Crime Prevention questions with correct answers

Definition of Crime Prevention - Answer Strategies and measures that seek to reduce the risk of crimes occurring and their potential harmful effects on individuals and society, including fear of crime, by intervening to influence their multiple causes Things that MAY prevent crime - Answer -Religion/religious conviction -New technology -Skill set -New laws -Punishment Crime Triangle consists of... - Answer Skill, Opportunity, Desire/Motive How to you prevent crime (according to the Crime Triangle)? - Answer Remove 1 of the 3 sides Ways to deter the desire to commit crime - Answer -Jail time -Money Ways to deter skill sets to commit crime - Answer -update security/technology -Harden the target (you can't remove the skill set but you can make a new one harder to acquire) Ways to deter opportunity to commit crime -