Situational crime prevention (SCP)
Definition
A strategy targeting specific crime types by modifying the immediate environment to reduce opportunity. SCP operates through five categories of technique: increasing effort, increasing risk, reducing rewards, reducing provocations, and removing excuses. Associated primarily with Ron Clarke and Derek Cornish.
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Explained in
- Property Crime and Economic OffendingA strategy targeting specific crime types by modifying the immediate environment to reduce opportunity. SCP operates through five categories of technique: incr...