NCJ Number
52422
Date Published
1978
Length
224 pages
Annotation
THE PURPOSE OF THE ANALYTIC METHODS HANDBOOK (AMH) IS TO ASSIST CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND URBAN PLANNERS AND ANALYSTS IN FINDING AND GENERATING DATA FOR DEVELOPING A CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (CPTED) PROJECT.
Abstract
USING A NONMATHEMATICAL APPROACH, THE AMH DESCRIBES ANALYTICAL METHODS THAT CAN BE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION-GATHERING STEPS FOR DIAGNOSING CRIME AND FEAR OF CRIME PROBLEMS, AND FOR EVALUATING STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH THESE PROBLEMS. THE AMH IS INTENDED TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TWO OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE CPTED PROGRAM MANUAL: THE CPTED PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL (SEE NCJ-52420) AND THE CPTED STRATEGIES AND DIRECTIVES MANUAL (SEE NCJ-52421). BECAUSE THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION VOLUME PROVIDES A BASIC AND COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ORGANIZING THE VARIOUS STAGES AND ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN A CPTED PROJECT, IT SHOULD BE STUDIED BEFORE WORKING WITH THE AMH. THE AMH ITSELF HAS THREE INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS AND FOUR APPENDIXES. THE THREE CHAPTERS PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRIME/ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS PROCESS, A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE, AND THE BASICS OF DATA COLLECTION METHODS WITH GUIDELINES COVERING THE COORDINATION OF ANALYTIC OBJECTIVES AND RESOURCES. EACH APPENDIX TREATS AN ASPECT OF CRIME/ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS INDEPTH. THE FIRST TWO EXPAND ON THE THEORETICAL DISCUSSION UNDERTAKEN IN THE SECOND CHAPTER, WHILE THE REMAINING TWO COVER THE USE OF POLICE RECORDS AND CPTED EVALUATION DESIGN AND PROCEDURES. SKETCHES, GRAPHS, AND REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED. SEE ALSO NCJ 45748-45751.