The Derek Cornish Crime Script Analysis Model breaks crimes into sequential steps, from preparation to completion. It helps investigators understand offender actions, identify intervention points, and disrupt criminal processes, supporting prevention strategies, situational analysis, and targeted investigative planning across different crime types.
The Ronald V. Clarke Situational Crime Prevention Model focuses on reducing opportunities for crime by altering immediate environments. It applies practical techniques such as increasing effort, raising risks, reducing rewards, removing excuses, and limiting provocations. Widely used in security planning, it supports proactive prevention rather than reactive investigation strategies.
The Routine Activity Theory developed by Lawrence Cohen and Marcus Felson explains crime as occurring when a motivated offender, suitable target, and absence of capable guardians converge, highlighting situational factors influencing criminal opportunities and prevention strategies.
The Problem-Oriented Policing Model developed by Herman Goldstein focuses on identifying underlying crime problems, analyzing root causes, and implementing tailored responses using the SARA process, enabling sustainable crime reduction through proactive, analytical, and community-focused policing strategies.
