CONTROLLING ACCESS IN HIGHRISE BUILDINGS - APPROACHES AND GUIDELINES

• NCJ Number: 45102
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 50 pages
• Contract Number(s): H-2249
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Housing and Urban Development
• Corporate Author: William Brill Associates, Inc
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A STUDY OF CONTROLLED ENTRANCEWAYS IN THREE PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS IS PRESENTED.

Abstract

THE HOUSING PROJECTS EXAMINED INCLUDE MURPHY HOMES, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; COCHRAN HOMES, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI; AND CABRINI-GREEN, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THIS STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN AS PART OF A LARGER PROJECT INVOLVING THE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF APPROACHES TO COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY PLANNING. AN OVERVIEW OF THE ENTRANCEWAYS BEING INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF WRITING IN COCHRAN HOMES AND CABRINI-GREEN IS PRESENTED. THE PHYSICAL DESIGN FEATURES OF THE ENTRANCEWAYS ARE REVIEWED AS WELL AS THE PLANS THE HOUSING AUTHORITIES HAVE FOR STAFFING AND MANAGING THEM. THE DISCUSSION OF THE ENTRANCEWAYS AT MURPHY HOMES IN BALTIMORE IS SOMEWHAT BROADER. BECAUSE THESE ENTRANCEWAYS HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AS OF 1977, A CASE STUDY IDENTIFYING SOME OF THE OPERATIONAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN MAKING THE CONCEPT WORK IS PRESENTED. A FINAL SECTION OF THE REPORT PROVIDES A SERIES OF GUIDELINES CONCERNING THE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF CONTROLLED ENTRANCEWAYS. THESE GUIDELINES ARE BASED UPON THE ANALYSES OF THE THREE PROJECTS. THIS REPORT IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THOSE INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF CONTROLLED ENTRANCEWAYS. THE APPENDIX OFFERS A USER NEEDS CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATING CONTROLLED ENTRANCE WAYS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).