routine activity theory

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf criminological theory
gptkbp:application crime prevention strategies
urban crime analysis
gptkbp:component absence of capable guardian
motivated offender
suitable target
gptkbp:criticizedFor ignoring offender motivation
overemphasis on opportunity
gptkbp:focusesOn crime occurrence
opportunity for crime
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label routine activity theory
gptkbp:influencedBy ecological theories of crime
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Lawrence_E._Cohen
gptkb:Marcus_Felson
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:American_Sociological_Review
gptkbp:relatedTo environmental criminology
situational crime prevention
gptkbp:state crime occurs when a motivated offender and a suitable target converge in the absence of a capable guardian
gptkbp:usedIn policy development
crime mapping
gptkbp:yearProposed 1979
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Broken_Windows_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7