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December 2007 ISSUE
We do not make jokes, we simply watch the LA Times, the Orange County Register and CID/HOA board of directors and report the facts!
Wealthy Home Invasions Puts the Wealthy on Alert – WSJ
The CZ Gate Access Process Does Not Prevent Crime of Opportunity, Rather it Provides an Opportunity for Crime
November
15, 2007
Today’s
WSJ article titled Wealthy Home Invasions Puts the
Wealthy on Alert, Lax Security Often Open Doors to
Increasingly Brazen Crimes; the Buffets Uninvited
Guest, echoes the message often delivered by the
CotoBuzz Journal:
The CZ Gate Access Process Does Not Prevent
Crime of Opportunity, Rather it Provides an
Opportunity for Crime
The
article makes the argument that the reason for an
increase in home invasions is because the “the
numbers of rich people with homes to plunder has risen
fast”, but more importantly, traditional targets
such as banks, stores and offices are now more
fortified than ever.
The
article goes on to urge wealthy and high profile
individuals to step up security at home.
Among the recommendations are:
- Do
not accept unscheduled deliveries
- Install
voice-video intercom system
- Order
background checks on all employees and
contractors.
Coto
de Caza Gate access control as currently implemented
is a waste. There are those who argue that the Sheriff is responsible for
crime and vandalism – missing the crime of
opportunity concept altogether.
Consider
the attempted rape in December 2006:
The CZ BOD was quick to say that the
perpetrator was not a CZ resident – however, for all
practical purposes, the fact that he was allowed in
with no questions asked, makes him a “CZ insider”.
The
10 principles of crime opportunity
1.
Opportunities play a role in causing all
crime, not just common property crime
2.
Crime opportunities are highly specific
3.
Crime opportunities are concentrated in time
and space – Dramatic differences are found from
one address to another even in a high crime area.
4.
Crime opportunities depend on everyday
movements of activity – Offenders and targets
shift according to their routine activities (eg. work,
school leisure). For example burglars visit houses in
the day when the occupants are out at work or school.
5.
One crime produces the opportunities for
another – For example, a successful break-in may
encourage the offender to return in the future or a
youth who has his bike stolen may feel justified in
taking someone else's as a replacement.
6.
Some products offer more tempting crime
opportunities – For example easily accessible
electrical items such as DVD players and mobile phones
are attractive to burglars and robbers.
7.
Social and technological changes produce new
crime opportunities – Products are most
vulnerable in their 'growth' and 'mass marketing'
stages, as demand for them is at its highest.
8.
Crime can be prevented by reducing
opportunities – The opportunity reducing
methods of situational crime prevention cut across
everyday life, though they can be tailored to specific
situations.
9.
Reducing opportunities does not usually
displace crime
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