ipl-logo

Three Types Of Facilitators

271 Words2 Pages
There are three types of facilitators. Physical Facilitators are things that augment offender’s capabilities or help to overcome prevention measures. Trucks extend offender’s capacity to move stolen goods, telephones allow people to make obscene phone calls, and firearms help overcome resistance to robberies. Some physical facilitators are tools, but others are part of the physical environment. Felson and his colleagues had described how the old layout of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York facilitated a variety of crimes. Types of crimes had specific ecological niches created by the variety of design features in the old station. Physical facilitators help offenders overcome preventive measures that increase risk or effort. They can
Open Document