Explain Routine Activities Theory

question 29

Essay

Explain routine activities theory.Identify three examples of crime prevention strategies that are consistent with its arguments.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

In classical conditioning, a naturally occurring reaction to an unconditioned stimulus, such as salivating in response to food.

Successive Approximations

A method used in behavior therapy that rewards behaviors that are progressively closer to the desired behavior.

Target Behavior

A specific behavior that is chosen for change or intervention within a behavioral modification plan.

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology for teaching complex behaviors by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior.