Policy Levels for Situational Crime Prevention. Issue 1 (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Felson, Marcus
• Other Names: Freilich Joshua D. guest-editor.; Newman Graeme R. guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Volume 679:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 198
• Page End: 201
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: situational crime prevention -- routine activities -- crime policy -- crime reduction; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- United States -- Periodicals; Political science -- Periodicals; United States -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; 300
• DOI: 10.1177/0002716218787471
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0002-7162

Abstract

An organizing framework is useful for scientific progress as well as the application of knowledge in practical situations. This article advocates supplementing the classification of situational crime prevention methods, proposing seven levels of classification for how crime prevention policy is applied. The seven levels are organized by distance from the criminal event, and examples of application are offered in liquor control and auto theft reduction.