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  2. Rational choice theory (criminology) - Wikipedia

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    Rational choice modeling has a long history in criminology.This method was designed by Cornish and Clarke to assist in thinking about situational crime prevention. [1] In this context, the belief that crime generally reflects rational decision-making by potential criminals is sometimes called the rational choice theory of crime.

  3. Crime prevention - Wikipedia

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    Clarke proposed a table of twenty-five techniques of situational crime prevention but the five general headings are: Increasing the effort to commit the crime; Increasing the risks of committing the crime; Reducing the rewards of committing the crime; Reducing any provocation for committing the crime; Removing any excuses for committing the ...

  4. Crime opportunity theory - Wikipedia

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    Crime opportunity theory suggests that offenders make rational choices and thus choose targets that offer a high reward with little effort and risk. The occurrence of a crime depends on two things: the presence of at least one motivated offender who is ready and willing to engage in a crime, and the conditions of the environment in which that offender is situated, to wit, opportunities for crime.

  5. Routine activity theory - Wikipedia

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    A graphical model of the routine activity theory. The theory stipulates three necessary conditions for most crime; a likely offender, a suitable target, and the absence of a capable guardian, coming together in time and space.

  6. Mostly Murder - Wikipedia

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    The book is a memoir about the most notorious crimes Smith solved in his career, [3] which extended across the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Egypt and Sri Lanka. [4]

  7. Court for Crown Cases Reserved - Wikipedia

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    The Court for Crown Cases Reserved was created by the Crown Cases Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 78), introduced in the House of Lords by Lord Campbell.Under the act, after a conviction, the trial judge in a criminal case could refer the case by way of case stated to the new court.

  8. Cornish wrestling throws - Wikipedia

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    To give a Cornish hug is a phrase derived from the Cornish wrestling throw, which means to squeeze very tightly, [30] or to plan the downfall of someone who is openly embraced. [31] Historically Cornish wrestlers were famous for this throw. [30] Also known as Cornish Heave [8] and Cornish Hugg. [32] In Australia this was sometimes called a ...

  9. Thomas Pellow - Wikipedia

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    Frontispiece from Thomas Pellow's slave narrative (1890) Thomas Pellow (1704 – 1745) was an Cornish author and escaped slave.. He was the son of Thomas Pellow of Penryn and his wife Elizabeth (née Lyttleton), [1] and is best known for the extensive captivity narrative entitled The History of the Long Captivity and Adventures of Thomas Pellow in South-Barbary. [2]