25 techniques
Definition
Ronald Clarke's classification of situational crime prevention methods into 25 specific techniques organised under five mechanisms: increasing effort, increasing risk, reducing rewards, reducing provocations, and removing excuses. The classification has been revised several times; the 2003 version is the most cited.
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- Diffusion of benefits
- The spread of crime-reduction effects beyond the area or targets directly covered by an intervention. Offenders uncertain about the extent of a...
- Displacement
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- Opportunity structure
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- Situational Crime PreventionRonald Clarke's classification of situational crime prevention methods into 25 specific techniques organised under five mechanisms: increasing effort, increasi...