Rational Choice

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Rational Choice Routine Activities
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Rational Choice PerspectiveCornish Clarke

• The Criminal
• The Motivation
• The Situation
• Crime as an event
• Weigh the risks and benefits of the act

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Before Committing a Theft

• Number of targets accessibility
• Monetary yield per crime
• Expertise needed
• Time required to commit the act
• Physical danger
• Risk of apprehension

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Committing Crime

• Bob is unemployed and has no savings. Most of
  the money he makes doing odd jobs goes into his
  car, which the bank is about to repossess. He
  feels desperate and needs money just to tide him
  over.

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Committing a Burglary

• Assessment of the risks involved
• Best target
• Place
• People
• Location
• Potential yields

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Routine ActivitiesLawrence Cohen Marcus Felson

• Likelihood of a Crime Occurring
• Motivated offenders
• Suitable targets
• Absence of capable guardians

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Targets suitability for attackVIVA

• Value
• Inertia
• Visibility
• Access

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Policy Implications

• Situational Crime Prevention
• Target Hardening
• Explains patterns of victimization
• and crime incidents.