Explain the situation using routine activities theory
criminology
Description
Question: Scenario: An area of your
city is experiencing car burglaries that are detected by residents when they
prepare to leave for work in the morning. They involve the theft of change,
iPods, and other items left in the cars. Some involve broken driver or
passenger window glass and some had no damage, as the doors were left unlocked.
These burglaries happen in a one-square-mile radius which contains several
apartment complexes and single-residence neighborhoods. The auto burglaries
occur at both.
Instructions: Please
explain the situation using routine activities theory (RAT). Once you explain
the factors associated with RAT, outline a plan consistent with the RAT
principles that will likely reduce this crime issue. Explain why it should
reduce auto burglaries. You may provide support from your class materials and
text but must include at least on outside empirical peer-reviewed source. Be
sure to use in-text citations and references. Replies are expected to be at
least three full paragraphs of substance.
