CRIME, VANDALISM AND DESIGN

• NCJ Number: 32014
• Author(s): H SEARS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: University of Toronto
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: Canada
• Note: PAPER PRESENTED AT THE CRIME PREVENTION WORKSHOP HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CENTRE OF CRIMINOLOGY ON MAY 21ST AND 22ND, 1975

Annotation

THE AUTHOR BRIEFLY EXAMINES BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF CRIME AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, AND EXPLORES THE MEANS BY WHICH PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS CAN BE DESIGNED AND MODIFIED TO REDUCE VANDALISM AND CRIME.

Abstract

IT IS NOTED THAT SUCH BUILDING FEATURES AS IMPERSONAL SPACES, LACK OF NEEDED FACILITIES, OVERCROWDING, AND UNSURVEILLABLE SPACES PROMOTE CRIME AND VANDALISM. THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN SHOULD THEREFORE BE DIRECTED TOWARD TWO OBJECTIVES: THE CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENT SUITABLE TO THE NEEDS OF THE LIKELY RESIDENT, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS LESS READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE CRIMINAL INTRUDER.