Applying the Theory and Techniques of Situational Criminology to Counterinsurgency Operations: Reducing Insurgency Through Situational Prevention

Abstract

This research introduces and adapts the 25 techniques of Situational Crime Prevention for use in counterinsurgency operations. These techniques are based on a set of powerful theories within the fields of Environmental and Situational Criminology. Situational Prevention is a strategy that addresses specific crimes, or insurgent activity, by managing, designing, and manipulating the environment in a manner that seeks to increase the risk to the insurgent, while reducing the insurgent's potential reward for committing the act. The 25 techniques offer a practical means to apply these theories to the reality of counterinsurgency operations. Use of the 25 techniques would expand the repertoire of preventive countermeasures, and enable a security force to intervene in the causal chain events to prevent or reduce the occurrence of insurgent violence and crime. These techniques originate from five core principles: increasing effort, increasing risk, reducing rewards, removing excuses, and reducing provocations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA524548

Entities

People

  • Stephen Gibbs

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Crime
  • Criminology
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Explosives
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • Psychological Operations
  • Recreation
  • Sectarian Violence
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • Violence

Fields of Study

  • Sociology

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design