Routine Activities Theory

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be an assessable victim or target, the lock would have provided capable guardianship, and a possible offender would have not been motivated to commit the crime. Socialist suggest this theory is general and give the one-sided explanation that explains who the victims are, but not the offenders.

Assessable or suitable targets can be explained as people, and property to include homes, and automobiles containing valuables. Also, axis to sensitive information in a computer database that harbors personal information, such as accounts, social security numbers and addresses. People and their everyday activities are prime targets to offenders whom watch individuals and their daily habits from leaving the house for work at the same time each day, to that evening run they enjoy every evening at seven pm. These targets are considered valuable or attractive to offenders because as creatures of habit one tends to put there guard down; and believe the more that evening run goes well, the less ...

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Activities Theory is capable guardianship. Capable guardianship is simply a deterrent to commit a crime. As the prior mentioned line from the movie “Full Metal Jacket,” the instructor claims if the foot locker was secured or locked, a would- be offender would have ignored the target or not felt the foot locked was a target at all. Capable guardianship can be a person such as a night watchman, regular police patrol, or a neighborhood watch program to an alarm system, adequate lighting or a simple lock. Through this view, those who commit crime are more likely to commit it when a crime seems easy or there is no deterrent to getting in the way. A small lock, a well- lightened area ...

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