Routine Activities

& Lifestyle Theories and Practical Reflection

1. Recall what you learned about routine activities and lifestyle theories to respond to the following: What is routine activities and lifestyle theories? “Those that were deemed to be suitable targets based on their attractiveness would be chosen by offenders.” What does the word attractiveness mean when used in the above sentence?
2. Apply the concept of victim precipitation to the crime of rape. Do you believe that rapes can be, in part, precipitated by the victim? Explain your reasoning.