Routine Activities by Cohen and Felson

Write about a 1 to 2 page response to the paper prompt below, due Sunday 12-9-18 by Midnight (your time zone). Routine Activities and Target Hardening in Action You read the article on Routine Activities by Cohen and Felson, and we talked about it in the lecture. In this short paper, I want you to (1) tell me about routine activities theory and then (2) do a short -Field Trip" to examine routine activities in action in your community.

1. What are the main arguments of Routine Activities? In other words, what has to happen for crime to occur according this theory, and why are some places/homes, etc. more likely to be victims of crime than others? (Make sure to explain the -3 factors" and what they mean).
2. Based on the Routine Activities theory, many businesses and cities have implemented Target Hardening strategies to try to reduce crime and victimization. What is Target Hardening and how does it related to Routine Activities theory?
3. FIELD TRIP EXERCISE — this is the most important part of the paper! a. Find a good example of place that has used Target Hardening in your community. (For example, it a local gas station, public park, parking garage, a bank, convenience store, your employer, or a home in your neighborhood).
4. Describe the ways that this place has tried to make themselves a "harder target' to rob/burglarize etc. Tell me specific examples of the ways they have tried to prevent crime and made themselves look like a tougher target to victimize. What did they do and how does it relate to the ideas of Routine Activities? Make sure to explain how it connects with each of the Routine Activities we discussed.

   

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