Explain routine activities theory and how it predicts levels of victimization

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: [key points to be made]
*Connected interest in ecology (social disorganization) with victimology
*Used principles of rationality to explain variation in rates of crime over time
*Volume of crime related to patterns of everyday activity & social interaction
*As people move away from home-centered activity, crime opportunities move as well
*Crime takes place in time and space when motivated offender converges with suitable target
*Likelihood of crime increases with the absence of capable guardians

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