What is the main goal of crime prevention?

Reducing risk before a crime happens.

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  1. Reducing risk before a crime happens ✔
  2. Increasing prison sentences
  3. Punishing offenders after crimes

Why: Crime prevention means intervening before a crime occurs to lower the risk it will happen.

Huh, didn't know that: Crime prevention means intervening before a crime occurs to lower the risk it will happen.

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Prevention is better than detention.
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Answer: Reducing risk before a crime happens. Crime prevention means intervening before a crime occurs to lower the risk it will happen.

  1. Crime prevention en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_prevention
    strategies and measures that reduce the risk of crime occurring by intervening before a crime has been committed
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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