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Understanding Crime and Risk

Presentation Description

Discusses risk in the context of crime to build a prescriptive model of criminal behavior. The presentation examines crime reduction through the lens of individual behavior and incentives to show a broad community approach to crime prevention. Participants gain awareness of opportunities for risk reduction.

What You Will Learn

You will learn relevant theories of criminal behavior, how to predict violent crime using risk assessments, and the basics of gap analysis to determine your community's vulnerability to violent crime.

Who Needs This Material

The Understanding Crime and Risk presentation is intended for leaders of civic, nonprofit, community, and commercial organizations that grapple with the problems caused by violent crime. The material is appropriate for everyone concerned about personal safety and violent crime. Anyone involved in their community's safety needs this presentation.

Material Covered

  • Risk assessment
  • Criminal mindset
  • Target hardening
  • Effective deterrence
  • Community responses
  • Social factors
  • Gap analysis

Scheduling a Presentation

If you want to have the Situation Awareness - and Its Limits presentation given to your organization, group, company, or church, contact us to schedule a presentation.

Attending a Presentation

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