In two previous posts (Categorising Situational Crime Prevention Strategies and Categorising Situational Crime Prevention: Techniques and Examples) we looked at some examples of situational crime prevention strategies and techniques and this third post examines the theoretical background to situational crime prevention in a couple of ways:
Firstly, by looking at the broad background in terms of a general “environmental discourse” that encompasses both cultural and physical environments.
Secondly by looking at a couple of specific New Right approaches – Control Theory and Routine Activities Theory – that flow from this general discourse.