A situational crime prevention approach to cyberstalking victimization: Preventive tactics for Internet users and online place managers

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradford W Reyns
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Situational Crime Prevention ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Prevention Approach

scholarly journals Why internet users’ perceptions of viewing child exploitation material matter for prevention policies

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Hunn ◽  
Caroline Spiranovic ◽  
Jeremy Prichard ◽  
Karen Gelb
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Situational Crime Prevention ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Material Matter ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Child Exploitation ◽  
First Time ◽  
Sizeable Minority ◽  
Prevention Theory

There are claims that the societal appetite for ‘child exploitation material’ is increasing. Yet, Australia’s policy response does not include initiatives to dissuade potential offenders from deliberately viewing child exploitation material for the first time (onset). To critically examine this issue, this paper draws on Situational Crime Prevention theory. It argues that (a) many first-time child exploitation material viewers fit the Situational Crime Prevention construct of the Opportunistic Offender and (b) suggests that current policy overlooks the kinds of non-instrumental factors that increase the risk of onset for this group, including doubts about the criminality and harmfulness of viewing child exploitation material. The paper then empirically examines social attitudes to child exploitation material viewing by presenting the findings of a survey of 504 Australian internet users. Results indicate that a sizeable minority of the participants were: unaware that it is a crime to view certain types of child exploitation material in Australia; and held doubts about the harmfulness of viewing child exploitation material. These findings are used to reflect on how the presence of these non-instrumental factors among ordinary internet users may affect the offending readiness of the Opportunistic Offender. Policy implications are then briefly discussed.

Preventing Violence and Sexual Assault in Jail: A Situational Crime Prevention Approach

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy G. La Vigne ◽  
Sara Debus-Sherrill ◽  
Diana Brazzell ◽  
P. Mitchell Downey
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Situational Crime Prevention ◽  
Prevention Approach

scholarly journals Politi og arkitekters forebyggingslogikker: Forståelser av kriminalitetsforebyggende arbeid i offentlige rom

2020 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-174
Author(s):  
Marina Hiller Foshaugen
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Crime Control ◽  
Situational Crime Prevention ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
Police Personnel ◽  
Preventive Work ◽  
Prevention Approach

AbstractThis article focuses on crime prevention through architecture, environmental design and other situational modifications to public space. Today’s crime control is characterized by a continuously expanding focus on prevention and the proliferation of new contributions to preventive work. In the literature, the situational crime prevention approach is an acknowledged and well-known field in which strategies have been used to reduce crime in public spaces for decades. In Norway, however, this remains an area of crime prevention with little empirical data. The current study therefore attempts to fill this gap in Norwegian research. Based on interviews with architects and police personnel, the article explores these actors interpret and understand prevention through architecture, environment and physical design. The main aim is to examine approaches to crime prevention in public spaces in regards to safety, security, risk and social control.

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