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• Center for Problem - Oriented Policing Page 2 of 2 can be applied to all aspects of everyday life, but they must be tailored to specific situations. 9. Reducing opportunities does not usually displace crime — Wholesale displacement is very rare and many studies ht found little if any crime displacement. (see crime displacement theory). 10. Focused opportunity reduction can produce wider declines in crime — Prevention measures in one area can lead to reduction in another nearby, a 'diffusion of benefits'. This is because offenders might overestimate the reach of tho: measures. To learn more about opportunity theory clickhere. To learn more about situational crime prevention, click here. • The two principles of rational choice theory 1. Offending behavior involves decision making and the making of choices, which are constrained by time, cognitive ability and information, resulting in a 'limited' rather than a 'normal' rationality for the offender. 2. Decisions and factors that affect offender decision making vary greatly at both the different stages of the offence an among different offences. Cornish and Clarke (1998) therefore stress the need to be crime- specific when analyzing offender decision making and choice selection, and to treat separately decisions relating to the various stages of involvement in offences. For example, treating decisions relating to the offenders' initial involvement in the offencE separately from decisions relating to the event, such as choice of target. This, they claim, allows a more 'holistic' vie offender decision and choice making and a broader analysis from which to implement appropriate interventions. To learn more about rational choice theory click here to read about The Reasoning Criminal. Home 1 Problems 1 Responses 1 Tools 1 Library 1 About POP Center 1 Learning Center Privacy Policy 1 Copyright © 2003 Center for Problem Oriented Policing http:// www. popcenter .org/about- situational.htm 11/9/2004 9