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PRPA Crime Prevention: Questions With SolutionsWhat is crime prevention? Right Ans - The anticipation, the recognition,
and the appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of action to remove or
reduce it
________ is interchangeable with prevention Right Ans - Resistance
Goals of crime prevention/resistance Right Ans - 1. crimes can be
prevented through some relatively easy *common sense* measures
2. cause people to take these measures.
What are the 4 steps of crime prevention? Right Ans - 1. Anticipation
2. Recognition
3. Appraisal
4. Initation
Four D's of crime prevention Right Ans - 1. Deny
2. Delay
3. Detect
4. Deter
What are the Crime prevention functions of a law enforcement officer: (PO
6.4.1) Right Ans - A. Assess/anticipation of potential crime.
B. Recognition of high crime risks and
preparing for those risks.
C. In keeping with the philosophy of community-based policing and problem
solving crime prevention, stresses education and community involvement.
, Focuses attention on crime ________ rather than the crime itself Right Ans -
victims
Why is it important to focus on the crime victims than the crime itself?
Right Ans - 1. Helps the victim rebuild a sense of personal safety. (fear/ feeling
violated)
2. Appraisal of crime risk and the initiation of action to reduce or remove
3. Enhance crime prevention within the community
________ of a crime risk and the ________ of *action to reduce or remove* it
thereby reducing the probability the victim will become a repeat victim.
Right Ans - Appraisal ; initation
Community based policing and crime prevention stresses Right Ans - 1.
Education
2. Community Involvement
Property crimes are generally crimes of opportunity due to? Right Ans -
Easy access, valuables in plain site, unoccupied homes
Crime needs 3 elements, what are they? Right Ans - 1. Victim
2. Suspect
3. Location
*Remove any and crime cannot occur*
Deny; Property by _________ it up Right Ans - locking
Deter; By the _________ your property sends to the possible criminal Right
Ans - signals
Delay; By making ________ difficult and time consuming Right Ans - entry
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