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CJS 1009 Stage 1 Term 1 Workbook Exercise 3: Crime Prevention. Question 1. Situational Crime Prevention- Increased Effort/ Target Hardening. The first example of increased effort in our every day lives would be the locking of doors, whether it be houses, cars or garages. This is something that we do automatically every day, as we have been taught since we were young. The locking of the door means that the target of the crime becomes much harder to steal. Another example of target hardening would be the use of shutters and steel grids over jeweller's windows, to prevent the theft of goods even if the window was smashed. Situational Crime Prevention- Increased Risk. One example of increased risk would be the use of alarm systems. These can include any building where something of value is kept, such as shops, banks and the home. The potential criminal's perception of the risk of being caught will be greater...

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