Discuss the environmental crime prevention concept.
What will be an ideal response?
The environmental crime prevention component of a community justice orientation
will determine why certain areas of a jurisdiction are more crime prone than others (Clear & Cole, 2003), an approach that combines elements of routine activities theory
(discussed extensively in Chapter 2). This is important in the prevention of crime, and it
is specifically important when attempting to supervise offenders who are likely to visit
prior cohorts and criminal associates. Areas rampant with drugs are vital to locate so as
to deter drug offenders from recidivism. In addition, areas of town where prostitution is
known to occur should be monitored and supervised by community supervision officers
and police officers to deter female offenders from engaging in the business of illicit sex
services. Finally, areas known to have gang problems should be saturated by an
agency presence and citizen groups as a means of deterring gang influence in that
community and to improve the odds of prior gang members who are trying leave their
previous lifestyle.
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