Concept information
Preferred term
situational crime prevention
Definition
- Situational crime prevention is the science of reducing opportunities for crime. It focuses on specific forms of crime or disorder and analyzes the opportunity structure giving rise to these problems—in particular, the immediate settings in which they occur. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Situational Crime Prevention]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/situational_crime_prevention
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