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mrsjacobs44 · **on:** Aug 13, 2018

The crime prevention method that relies on reducing the opportunity to commit criminal acts by making them more difficult to perform, reducing their reward and increasing their risks is called ___________________ ______.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Discuss how peer pressure is a rationale for drug use.

What will be an ideal response?

shoemake · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 13, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Situational crime prevention

Answer to Question 2

Research shows that adolescent drug abuse is highly correlated with the behavior of best friends, especially when parental supervision is weak.
Youths in inner-city areas where feelings of alienation run high often come in contact with drug users who teach them that drugs provide an answer to their feelings of inadequacy and stress.
Perhaps they join with peers to learn the techniques of drug use; their friendships with other drug-dependent youths give them social support for their habit. Empirical research efforts show that a youth's association with friends who are substance abusers increases the probability of drug use.
The relationship is reciprocal: Adolescent substance abusers seek friends who engage in these behaviors, and associating with drug abusers leads to increased levels of drug abuse.
Peer networks may be the most significant influence on long-term substance abuse. Shared feelings and a sense of intimacy lead youths to become enmeshed in what has been described as the drug-use subculture..
Research indicates that drug users do in fact have warm relationships with substance-abusing peers who help support their behaviors. This lifestyle provides users with a clear role, activities they enjoy, and an opportunity for attaining status among their peers.
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