Crime Control Mechanisms (OCR A-Level Sociology): Flashcards

Focus on individuals & specific locations; reject wider social theories

Individuals choose crime; must reduce opportunities & increase risks

Pre-emptive approach reducing opportunities for crime

Locking doors, CCTV, security guards to reduce burglary

Spatial, temporal, target, tactical, functional

Disorder & absence of control signal no one cares → spiral of decline

Proactively tackle even slightest disorder, even if not criminal

Tackle deeper structural causes: poverty, deprivation, unemployment

Discourages future offending, makes example to others

Reform offenders so they no longer offend (e.g. training)

More people in prisons; focus on being tough on crime

Individuals locked into cycle of control (care→prison→hospital)

Prison design where prisoners visible but can't see guards → self-surveillance

Everybody watches everybody via media

Focus on groups not individuals; calculate risks to prevent crime