Crime Prevention Strategies
This worksheet explores various strategies and theories related to crime prevention at a Grade 11 level, focusing on social and environmental approaches.
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful answers based on your understanding of crime prevention. Some questions may require you to recall specific theories or concepts.
1. Which of the following crime prevention strategies focuses on modifying the physical environment to reduce opportunities for crime?
Social development
Correctional programs
Situational crime prevention
Restorative justice
2. The 'Broken Windows Theory' suggests that visible signs of crime, anti-social behavior, and civil disorder create an urban environment that encourages further crime and disorder. This theory falls under which type of crime prevention?
Developmental crime prevention
Community-based crime prevention
Environmental crime prevention
Law enforcement crime prevention
3. The concept of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) aims to reduce crime opportunities by strategically designing and managing the .
4. Programs that focus on early childhood intervention, improved education, and job training are examples of crime prevention.
5. Restorative justice focuses primarily on punishing offenders rather than repairing harm to victims and communities.
True
False
6. Increased police presence alone is always the most effective strategy for long-term crime reduction in all communities.
True
False
7. Briefly explain the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary crime prevention strategies, providing an example for each.
8. Discuss how community engagement and partnerships can contribute to effective crime prevention. Give at least two examples.