Theories of Crime Analysis - Final Exam

Crime Analysis

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Dealing with Forms of Displacements

July 27 , 2009

Introduction

This deals with the significance of recognizing the trends of displacement as a tool for crime analysis . It starts with the introduction of the displacement theory , and some of its important concepts . The significance of the theory in the field of crime analysis is also briefly discussed . Subsequent sections deals with the issues challenging the applicability of the theory in crime analysis , and how the problem has to be resolved . The remaining sections of this document

deals with brief discussion of commonly used approaches for effectively handle the five main forms of crime displacement

The Displacement Theory

Offenders are bound to commit crimes . Many of today 's offenders have learned the systematic way of conducting their criminal activities Since the past years , crime analysts believe offenders have learned to adjust themselves to various crime prevention measures (Clarke Eck One particular theory supporting this idea is the theory of displacement ' When used in crime analysis , the term displacement refers to the idea that crime prevention measures does not prevent crimes , but instead facilitates shifts in five main ways geographical , temporal , target , tactical , and crime type . This results when offenders change their offending behavior as a response to present crime prevention measures (Clarke Eck

Either forms of displacement occur when opportunities for offending is prevented or suppressed by crime prevention measures . Geographical displacement is a shift in offending location , e .g . facility , or area Temporal displacement is a...