Tilley, N;
Sidebottom, AL;
(2015)
Routine activities and opportunity theory.
In: Krohn, MD and Lane, J, (eds.)
The Handbook of Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice.
(pp. 331-348).
Wiley-Blackwell
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Abstract
This chapter discusses an additional function of opportunity. It demonstrates that opportunities cause crime; that this applies to juvenile crime; and to show what the implications of this are for crime prevention. The chapter looks at the interface between opportunity approaches to crime and the more traditional perspectives that focus on what produces offenders. It begins with the proposition that opportunities cause crime. The chapter then describes one of the most influential crime opportunity theories, namely the routine activities approach, as well as several allied theories of the same orientation. Next it turns to juvenile crime, and explores how opportunity approaches make sense of juvenile involvement both in “terrestrial” and “virtual” crimes. The chapter finishes with ideas for future research. A focus on the situational causes of behavior holds important implications for reducing undesirable behavior. The applied focus of traditional criminology lies in reducing criminal disposition.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Routine activities and opportunity theory |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1-118-51317-0 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781118513217.ch21 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118513217.ch21 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Security and Crime Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10201146 |
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