According to the article, the civil society organisation WaterCAN has created databases and WhatsApp groups to facilitate reporting of illegal water activity. Use situational crime theory to evaluate how effective WaterCAN's approach is as a crime deterrence measure, and if not fully effective, what can be done to make it more effective.

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WaterCAN’s approach is only partially effective, as it attempts to increase the risk of detection by creating reporting mechanisms, and it does not apply target hardening by physically protecting infrastructure or other measures.

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WaterCAN's approach is ineffective because situational crime theory only applies to physical environments, such as robberies at houses and shopping centres, and not to criminal networks.

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Situational crime theory cannot be applied to organised crime, only to opportunistic individual crimes.

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WaterCAN's approach attempted to reduce provocations by making more water available through infrastructure repairs and removed excuses by increasing the effort to commit the crimes.

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WaterCAN's approach is fully effective because documenting mafia activity increases their risk of being caught and thereby deters further crime.

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