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Routine activity & rational choice theory final project
- 1. Routine Activity &Rational Choice Theory Scholars question the definitions theories such as opportunity their, environmental criminology, and routine activity theory of choosing crime in everyday life.
- 2. Definitions 1. Routine Activity-“If an opportunity is a necessary condition for crime to occur, then crime can reduced by removing the opportunity to complete the act”. 2. Rational Choice Theory- “But in the end, crime is not simply due to underlying motivation or predispositions; it is also involves a concrete choice”. 3. Pushed Pulled- “They choose to commit a crime in one situation and not another”. 4. Victims-An innocent bystander, which a crime was committed to them by and criminal or criminal intents.
- 3. Definitions 1. Victims- “Theterm victim of crime is also used to describe a survivor of criminal victimization”. 2. Victimology- “The study of the ways in which the behavior of crime victims may led to or contributed to their victimization”. 3. Reduced Risk- Be aware of your surroundings.
- 4. Composite Ecological Rankof Neighborhood Social Orders Neighborhood Group Neighborhood Name Relative Ranking Group 1 Beverly 1 Hyde Park Kenwood 2 Group 2 East Side 1 Portage Park 1 Group 3 Back of the Yards 1 Austin 2 South Shore 3
- 5. Invariance Test forthe Full Sample Model Model Log Likelihood Ratio df Full Sample 1,824.11 15 Neighborhood Group 1 671.90 15 Neighborhood Group 2 329.80 14 Neighborhood Group 3 754.48 15 Summed Model 1,756.18 44 Difference* 67.93 29
- 6. Comparison of the TwoModels Composite Ecological Rank of Neighborhood Social Orders Invariance Test for the Full Sample Model Model Log Likelihood Ratio df Full Sample 1,824.11 15 Neighborhood Group 1 671.90 15 Neighborhood Group 2 329.80 14 Neighborhood Group 3 754.48 15 Summed Model 1,756.18 44 Difference* 67.93 29 Neighborhood Group Neighborhood Name Relative Ranking Group 1 Beverly 1 Hyde Park Kenwood 2 Group 2 East Side 1 Portage Park 1 Group 3 Back of the Yards 1 Austin 2 South Shore 3
- 7. SURVEY Pick two topcrimes you fear the most? o Assault o Burglary o Robbery o Rape o Identity Theft o Non above Explain why? Are the two crimes more or less victimization? o Yes o No Would you feel comfortable reporting the crime the authorities? o Yes o No Explain why or why not?
- 8. What sources doyou use to receive acknowledgement on victimization crimes? o News o Newspaper Social Networking o Internet o Word of mouth o Other resources not listed Does this resource enhance your ability for fearful crimes? o Yes o No How often do you use the sources chosen to view crime? o Daily o Once a week o Twice a week o Once a month o Not at all
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- 10. Questions • Do youmap out your daily routine activities?1. • Have you ever been an victim to a robbery; burglary or mugging; assault, theft? 2. • Do you feel more or less venerable to these crimes? Explain?3.
Editor's Notes
- #5 “The ecological ranking of neighborhoods was used to group them according to the relative strength of their private, parochial, and public social orders. Individual indices for each of the social orders were computed and then added. The index of private order strength was a measure of two person heads of households used by the original researchers, the parochial order index was a scale of institutional activity (alpha=.75), and the public order index was a scale of neighborhood problems (alpha=.80). The relative ranking refers to how each of the neighborhoods ranked in relation to the others in the same group” (scholar journal).
- #6 Taylor, R. B. (1991). FEAR OF CRIME IN URBAN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOHOODS. New Jersey: JAI press, Inc.
- #7 Taylor, R. B. (1991). FEAR OF CRIME IN URBAN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOHOODS. New Jersey: JAI press, Inc.
- #8 PESONALIZED MY SELF: (SECTION ONE)
- #9 PERSONLIZED MY SELF: (PART TWO)
- #10 The presentation will cover different aspects of rational choice theory, do most people fear crimes, and criminal justice behavioral statistics. The text book chapter chosen is thirteen, which is title Choosing Crime in Everyday Life and elaborates on Routine Activity and Rational Choice Theories by Marcus Felson. Rational activities theories: The volume and distribution of predatory crimes will reduce risk theory, which states that victims’ activity impact the probability of crime. For example, staying home at night, rural and staying out of public places can reduce becoming a victim of a victimization crime such as burglary. The focus is on opportunity suggested a pragmatic approach to prevent crime. In chapter thirteen there is a chart presented by Eck’s routine activity such as place; manager, target; guardian, and handlers; offenders. “Terminology, offenders have handlers, usually people they know such as spouse, family members, neighbors, or clergy. As a result, the presence of a handler often produces a crime from occurring. Targets (or victims) have guardians. It might be that a person is a guardian over his or her own property; or when out late at night; it might be that friends in a group will provide mutual protection, thus discouraging a potential offenders attempt at a predatory crime. Finally, managers; places are those who are responsible for the proper functioning of a particular place” (Lilly, Cullen, & Ball, 2011). Do most people fear crimes such as burglary; robbery? I made a Radom selected survey of a total of fifteen people out of my personal contact book from my phone. One question asked and answered is what two particular crimes you mostly fear? The answers were filled in: Assault, burglary, robbery, rape, identity theft, and non above. All of the men took the survey chosen burglary and robbery, whereas the females survey takers chosen rape and burglary. A second question followed of explains why? The men explain they can get killed in the process. The female explained, the predator will be too strong; dominate and cannot fight back. Another question asked, how often do you use certain resource chosen to view crimes? Many of the answers from young individuals chosen once a month, middle age range chosen twice a week and older people chosen once a week or daily. Jerin, R. A., & Moriarty, L. J. (2010). The Victims of Crime. New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River.Lilly, R. J., Cullen, F. T., & Ball, R. A. (2011). Criminological Theory. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, Inc.
- #11 1). Do you map out your daily routine activities? Yes, I try to switch it up often because you never know who is watching you. I also pay close attention to my surroundings.2). Have you ever been an victim to a robbery, burglary, mugging; assault or theft? I have been a victim of burglary when I was eleven years old. I wanted to protect my mother by hitting the intruder over the head with a broom stick. My mother almost lost her life but she fault back. She adopted a new trend such as sleeping with the television on overnight. I guess the light comes in handy if an intruder breaks into your house.3). Do you feel more or less vulnerable to these crimes in your neighborhood, explain? I feel less vulnerable to these crimes in my neighborhood because I have older people as neighbors. They are always alert, nosey, and helpful if an incident occurs in our community. I still take precaution and keep a close eye on my surroundings, never let your guards down. When you do, you are most likely to become a victim of crime.