How is the routine activity approach applied to motor vehicle theft?
What will be an ideal response?
The routine activity approach to crime suggests that the daily, routine activities of populations influence the availability of targets of crime. The existence of potential offenders, suitable targets, and lack of guardianship explains variation in the rate of motor vehicle theft. For example, research indicates that city blocks with bars have almost twice as many auto thefts as do city blocks without bars and that blocks adjacent to high schools have higher levels of auto theft than do blocks that are not near high schools. In addition, parking lots with attendants have lower rates of auto theft than do similar lots with no attendants on duty. Such findings might be used in designing auto theft prevention programs such as using bait cars.
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What will be an ideal response?
Tom works hard throughout the week and very much looks forward to his weekends. He thinks that his hard work earns him as many drinks as he wants. Last night, he went to a party and drank quite a bit and then decided to take a walk in the local park because he knew he was too intoxicated to drive. Despite it being 1 a.m. he was singing at the top of his lungs and local residents called the police to complain about his behavior. If he is found to have committed a crime it would likely be which of the following?
a. mala in se b. mala prohibita c. crimes against property d. crimes against persons
Throughout history, imprisonment has been the primary sentence for lawbreakers, and it still is today.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A false imprisonment aggravated by the movement of the victim to another place constitutes the crime of
a. false imprisonment b. kidnapping c. involuntary servitude d. None of these choices