ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines crime takes many forms and occurs in many places, and whilst theories of crime causation are often generalised across different crime types, there is little empirical evidence to suggest that the prevention of child sexual exploitation, homicide or human trafficking could be prevented using the measures. It focuses upon the prevention or reduction of acquisitive crimes such as burglary in a dwelling, theft of and from vehicles and associated offences. Housing estates are designed to limit the likelihood that potential offenders will pass by, and therefore become aware of, properties as suitable targets for offending. Approaches to crime reduction that adopt this theoretical perspective would therefore aim to block the opportunities, and in the case of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design, this is achieved through the design and manipulation of the built environment. Several studies have also concluded that the Secured by Design scheme is a cost-effective measure.
