CMY2601- Community Safeguarding and security question and answers graded A+

Attempts to prevent crime by changing specific conditions in the environment are the objective of ............... - Answer- secondary crime prevention programmes. Which country focused on social and community development programmes to prevent crime? - Answer- USA What aspects are considered as important elements of successful crime prevention? - Answer- 1 a multidimensional approach 2 a theoretical frame of reference 3 government and community involvement What is the reason/s that a comprehensive crime prevention policy does not form part of the socioeconomic policies of African countries in the field of crime prevention? - Answer- poverty and uneducated people What is/are the criterion/criteria used to determine whether a programme is successful in preventing crime on a global scale? - Answer- the fear of crime has diminished and there is the feeling that crime is under control What is one of the main problems in applying the biophysical prevention model in a country like South Africa? - Answer- basic medical services are insufficient On which factor does the psychological prevention model focus in preventing criminal behaviour? - Answer- people's inner needs and deviations What is/are the basic treatment techniques used by the psychological prevention model? - Answer- psychotherapy A combination of which treatment programmes is usually employed and regarded as successful? - Answer- biomedical, psychological and social Which factor is regarded by Shoemaker (1984) as the main reason for criminal behaviour? - Answer- factors related to the individual himself/herself Describe the traditional or conservative model of crime prevention. - Answer- The key issue is adherence to the law and crime control which stipulates that crime prevention should be directed at addressing potential and current violations of the law. Describe the mainstream or liberal model of crime prevention. - Answer- The view that crime prevention is a social problem linked to individual deficits and group disadvantages with the assumption that people, rather than crime control, should be the starting point for change.