Crime pattern theory is a way of explaining why people commit crimes in certain areas. Crime is not random, it is either planned or opportunistic. [citation...

premeditation. This theory focuses on the right circumstances for a crime of opportunity to occur. The three main components of this theory emphasize an offender...

to maximize efficiency. Crime pattern theory consists of four key points: (1) that criminal events are complex, (2) that crime is not random, (3) that...

hotspots. A widely used theory to explain crime is crime pattern theory. Crime pattern theory explains that crime is not random. Crime hotspots can help aid...

Routine activity theory is a sub-field of crime opportunity theory that focuses on situations of crimes. It was first proposed by Marcus Felson and Lawrence...

in crime rates, including conflict theory, strain theory, general strain theory, social disorganization theory, macrostructural opportunity theory, social...

across cultures, to identify differences and similarities in crime patterns. Crime prevention Crime statistics Criminal behavior Criminal careers and desistance...

Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) is a forensic discipline focused on analyzing bloodstains left at known, or suspected crime scenes through visual pattern recognition...

Crime mapping is used by analysts in law enforcement agencies to map, visualize, and analyze crime incident patterns. It is a key component of crime analysis...

Crime opportunity theory suggests that offenders make rational choices and thus choose targets that offer a high reward with little effort and risk. The...

windows theory states that visible signs of crime, antisocial behavior and civil disorder create an urban environment that encourages further crime and disorder...

After decades of increasing crime across the industrialised world, crime rates started to decline sharply in the 1990s, a trend that continued into the...

necessary to commit crimes. Crime pattern theory Developed by Canadian environmental criminologists Paul and Patricia Brantingham, the theory exerts the strongest...

theory is a theoretical perspective that aims to explain the relationship between social structure, social values or goals, and crime. Strain theory was...

Crime analysis is a law enforcement function that involves systematic analysis for identifying and analyzing patterns and trends in crime and disorder...

construction of technology Actor-network theory Normalization process theory Theories of technology The general theory of crime refers to the proposition by Michael...

additional factors that may influence crime patterns. Criminologists and researchers have proposed various theories to explain the potential relationship...

figure to prevent the crime from happening. Routine activity theory relates the pattern of offending to the everyday patterns of social interaction....

The crime drop or crime decline is a pattern observed in many countries whereby rates of many types of crime declined by 50% or more beginning in the mid...

identified attachment patterns in infants: secure, avoidant, anxious, and disorganized attachment. In the 1980s, attachment theory was extended to adult...

the prevalence of organized crime in society. The alien theory posits that the contemporary structures of organized crime gained prominence during the...

the area becomes scarcer in population, the crime will progressively become more serious. Crime pattern theory Environmental justice Environmental law Green...

that are conducive to crime and violence. The primary focus is on juvenile delinquency because theorists believe that if this pattern of offending can be...

trials, that seek to identify patterns of offending behaviour and factors that influence criminal offending behaviour and crime. The multi-disciplinary approach...

suspicious patterns and later identify them. Neighborhoods can adopt various strategies to reduce violent crime. The broken windows theory, though widely...

living in an area with a high-crime rate. Elihu Katz, the founder of uses and gratifications theory, listed cultivation theory in his article, "Six Concepts...

this theory and its rise to popularity. Labeling theory is also connected to other fields besides crime. For instance there is the labeling theory that...

be used to identify whether a crime is a victimless crime: if the act is excessive, is indicative of a distinct pattern of behavior, and its adverse effects...

might fit a specific pattern. Victimology has a broad range of different theories; the most prevalent one is abuse. Various theories of victimology exist...

investigators may invoke routine activity theory and rational choice theory in relation to the location of crimes. Crime patterns have to be carefully considered...