Using Ethnography to Identify Deviant Behaviors, for the Development of Crime Prevention Interventions

Abstract This paper introduces a crime prevention methodology that focuses on deviant beliefs and behaviors. Situated between developmental and environmental crime prevention approaches, this empirical study utilized ethnographical methods to identify potential and active deviants and their support networks. Interventions were implemented through the community program of Neighborhood Watch, which focused on the identified deviant communities before the actuation of a burglary crime. Comparison between the pre-intervention period and intervention periods show the incidence of burglary crime reducing by 42%. If validated through replication, other fields that engage with active actors, such as insurgents, gangs, and terrorists, may have similar success.

摘要：本文介绍了一种侧重于异常信念和行为的犯罪预防方法。这项实证研究介于发展性和环境性犯罪预防方法之间，利用人种学方法来识别潜在的和活跃的异常行为者及其支持网络。干预措施是通过“邻里守望”社区项目实施的，该项目在入室盗窃犯罪发生之前聚焦于已识别的异常行为社区。干预前时期和干预时期之间的比较表明，入室盗窃犯罪的发生率降低了42%。如果通过重复验证，其他涉及活跃行为者的领域，如叛乱分子、帮派和恐怖分子，可能会取得类似的成功。