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Routine Activities and Criminal Motivation: Understanding Crime Patterns, Slides of Criminology

An overview of routine activities theory and its three necessary conditions for direct contact predatory crime. It also discusses the concept of criminal motivation and how it relates to suitable targets and capable guardianship. Data on target suitability and household guardianship, as well as a comparison between routine activities theory and rational choice theory. It concludes with implications for crime prevention.

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2012/2013

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Download Routine Activities and Criminal Motivation: Understanding Crime Patterns and more Slides Criminology in PDF only on Docsity! Routine Activities and Rational Choice Theories docsity.com Routine Activities Theory • Direct contact predatory violations • Illegal activities feed off of legal activities docsity.com Explaining Crime Patterns • Increase in household burglary 1950-1980 • Robbery victimization peaks at night docsity.com Target Suitability Amount stolen per $100 spent Motor vehicles and parts $26.44 Electronic appliances $6.82 Large, durable goods $0.08 Furniture $0.12 Source: Cohen and Felson, 1979 docsity.com Household Guardianship Burglary/Robbery Rates (per 1,000) Age Number in Household Ratio One Two + 18-35 .20 .095 2.11 36-55 .161 .079 2.04 56 + .107 .01 1.76 All Ages .144 .081 1.78 Source: Cohen and Felson, 1979 Also, proportion of households unattended has increased over time docsity.com
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