Assignment 4.1: Neighborhood Crime Prevention
Marcilena Torres
Professor Titus
CJ 223B
1 November 2015

Robbery...continue to the next slide

• "robbery ranks among the most serious and feared criminal offenses because it involves both threatened or actual violence and a loss of property to the victim. it also occurs more frequently than either rape or homicide" -Steven Schlesinger, Bureau of justice statistics (75).

robbery

• Robberies can occur anywhere from homes, vehicles, the street, parks, etc. They typically occur toward the offenders who are not known to the victims, strangers.
• Robbery is the taking of one's property or in the presence of an individual by use of force or threat of force such as a weapon.

Home invasion robbery
Home invasion robbery is one type of robbery. These robberies usually occur when the offenders are home. typically, the homes that are targeted the most are those whom the victim knows the offender has valuable objects and are wealthy. Victims carry a deadly weapon to scare the offenders into getting what they're looking for. most robberies occur toward the elderly and single women. To avoid such crime from happening, individuals can increase their security of their homes.

carjacking
carjacking is another form of robbery. to carjack is theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle by force or threat of force (robert j. meadows 77). another form of carjacking is "bump and rob." To bump and rob is to cause a minor collision and take a vehicle of another's possession. the victim is either kidnapped, robbed, assaulted, and sometimes killed (78). the type of a car, like the value of one's home, is a target for many victims. force usually isn't used as a threat unless the offender is resisting the victim or fighting back.

strangers play a big role in robberies, both home invasion and carjacking. strangers of home invasion robberies are typically being watched by the victim. invaders of homes plan their robberies ahead. in home invasion robberies, strangers may not seem strangers to victims, but they are. They know more because they have their mind set on one thing or multiple things to rob. They're also not afraid to use any force of threat if necessary. Carjacking results in the same form. A victim confronts a stranger like one would if a victim was in their home being robbed. all robberies in the end result against strangers and threat is used most against those who resist.

neighborhood watch
One program that decreases the rate of robberies is neighborhood watch. Neighborhood watch comes from citizens who come together with the law enforcement to deter crime and make communities safer. Say a call was reported in one day and the following do a robbery occurred. The call could be traced back and could possibly be evidence of the robbery committed. neighborhood watch reduces the risk of crimes occurring within that community. victims become aware of the signs and realize if they look suspicious, they could expect law enforcement to be in the area if reported.

CRIME RATE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS VERY RARE. ACCORDING TO THIS GRAPH, CRIME RATE IN MY AREA IS 236 WHICH IS AN AVERAGE CRIME RATE LEVEL. I LIVE RIGHT ABOVE THE RED LINE. IF THIS DATA IS CORRECT, CRIME DOESN'T EVER HAPPEN WHERE I LIVE. I ALSO LIVE AT A DEAD END, SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD KNOWS EVERYONE FAIRLY WELL. IF THEY REALIZE ANY SUSPICION, WE TYPICALLY GET A CALL OR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT IS CALLED IN.

works cited
"Crime Rate in Lovington, New Mexico (NM): Murders, Rapes, Robberies, Assaults, Burglaries, Thefts, Auto Thefts, Arson, Law Enforcement Employees, Police Officers, Crime Map." Crime in Lovington, New Mexico (NM): Murders, Rapes, Robberies, Assaults, Burglaries, Thefts, Auto Thefts, Arson, Law Enforcement Employees, Police Officers, Crime Map. Web. 1 Nov. 2015.


Meadows, Robert J. Understanding Violence and Victimization. 6th ed. Boston: Pearson Central Pub., 2014. Print.