Situational Crime Prevention Is Not Without Its Problems

question 76

Multiple Choice

Situational crime prevention is not without its problems. When crime-reduction programs redirect offenders to alternative targets, the practice is termed:

• A) temporary deterrence.
• B) crime displacement.
• C) crime shifting.
• D) temporary displacement.

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Definitions:

Outgroup Homogeneity Bias

The assumption that outgroup members are more similar to one another than ingroup members are to one another.

Outgroup Homogeneity Bias

The perception that individuals outside one's own group are more similar to each other than they really are.

Outgroup Members

Individuals who are perceived as not belonging to one's own group, often defined in contrast to ingroup members, and may be subject to differing treatment or biases.

Outgroup Homogeneity Effect

A psychological phenomenon in which an individual perceives members of a group to which they do not belong as being more similar to each other than they actually are.