Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1) Criminological theories that deal with explanations of why people offend are most relevant to crime analysis.
2) The goal of environmental criminology is not to explain why a specific offender commits a specific crime but to understand the various aspects of a criminal event.
3) The problem analysis triangle illustrates the relationships among the offender’s criminal history, the vulnerability of the target/victim, the time and place of the crime event, and the lack of oversight/protection.
4) Three theoretical perspectives help crime analysts understand and anticipate patterns of behavior that create opportunities for crime: rational choice theory, crime pattern theory, and routine activities theory.
5) Rational choice theory states that offenders do not make choices about committing crimes and must act once they decide to do so.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False

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