Explain what structural factors are and what role they play in creating criminogenic environments

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Structural factors focuses on community characteristics such as the level of social integration (e.g., how well people know their neighbors), the quality of the living conditions of a neighborhood (e.g., are there many abandoned buildings), and the proportion of people of color in. These areas, generally, have a high fear of crime.

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Community-oriented policing should not increase the budget of the police department because it is primarily a change in departmental philosophy

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In his 1775 census of correctional facilities in England and Wales, John Howard found that the most common types of prisoners were ______.

a. religious protestors b. debtors c. felons d. petty offenders

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The officials (and their courts) that were created to relieve U.S. District Court Judges of some of their workload by trying minor offenses are called ____________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which involves rubbing against or touching a nonconsenting person in a crowded or public area?

A) ?Voyeurism B) ?Asphyxiophilia C) ?Frotteurism D) ?Sadomasochism

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