PU The Kinds of Crime Prevention Strategies Discussion

For this discussion, you are required to post responses to one of the discussion prompts below. For all posts make sure you use proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, word choice, and sentence construction. Ensure that you proofread before your finalize your posts.  Keep in mind that we do have a spell-check feature in the discussion forum that is enabled and allows students to modify feature to allow for the correction of any mistakes in initial post and comments to classmates. Be sure to use outside sources and cite the sources properly in APA format.

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• Advance or create a position. The positions should be supported with an example; or experiences to illustrate your point clearly and concisely.

Unit Discussion Topic

Post your initial response to one of the below questions:

1. The public believes that crime is out of control and is more dangerous now that at any earlier time in history. The author proposes that this belief is a myth and that crime rates are now lower than in the nineteenth century. Use Figure 2.2 from chapter 2 to make an argument to support public opinion; or an argument to support the author’s assertion. Make sure you support your argument with at least 1 outside source and cite your source in APA.
2. Discuss the difference between general deterrence and specific deterrence. Provide at least 1 example of how deterrence does, or does not work. Support your example with at least 1 outside source and cite your source in APA.
3. How does Classical School of Criminology differ from Neoclassical Criminology? Support your explanation with at least 1 outside source and cite your source in APA.
4. Describe situational crime prevention.  Explain at least three kinds of crime prevention strategies suggested by situational crime prevention, and support your example with at least 1 outside source and cite your source in APA.