Criminology and Crime Prevention

5. A device that alerts to danger, often used in theft prevention.
6. The process of being victimized or the condition in which a person or entity is victimized.
7. Acronym for designing urban environments to reduce crime.
9. A group of people living in the same place, involved in crime prevention efforts.
11. Measures and technologies used to protect computers and networks from crime.
14. Law enforcement officers' act of circulating an area to prevent and detect crime.
17. A strategy to prevent crime through the threat of punishment.
18. A localized community within a larger town or city, focus of policing strategies.
20. Actions taken to stop something from happening, in this case, crime.

1. Observing subjects to prevent or solve crimes.
2. The responsibility of a person or entity to protect others from crime.
3. The act of maintaining law and order in communities.
4. Specific actions or strategies designed to achieve a policing or crime prevention objective.
8. Pertaining to electronic technology, often related to cybercrime.
10. A person who commits an illegal act.
12. Information or objects that are used in court to prove a crime.
13. The study of crime, criminal behavior, and the criminal justice system.
15. The principle of fairness and the ideal of moral equity.
16. Relating to the surroundings in which crime can occur or be prevented.
19. The potential for encountering harm or loss.