NCJ Number
211693
Editor(s)
Ronald V. Clarke,
Graeme R. Newman
Date Published
2005
Length
270 pages
Annotation
This book is an international overview of effective approaches for "designing out" elements of a new product/service that might make it attractive as a tool or target for crime.
Abstract
The introductory chapter summarizes the most important conclusions of the book, followed by a chapter that reports on an international review of changes that have been made to criminogenic products at manufacture, with or without government influence, so as to explore future policy options in making products less functional as crime tools and crime targets as well as to identify effective means of government intervention. The third chapter discusses the limits of a company's responsibility to prevent the criminal misuse of its products and services, where the company's responsibility ends and the government's begins, and government strategies for influencing companies to design and redesign their products and services in the interest of preventing crime associated with their use. Chapter 4 summarizes findings from research that examined the current state of crime-resistant design in products and services produced by business and industry in the United Kingdom. After discussing the rationale for incorporating crime-resistance into the design of products and services, chapter 5 provides guidelines for making crime-resistance principles and practice an integral part of the design process. The sixth chapter discusses how the United Kingdom's vehicle registration and licensing system can be reformed to increase compliance with vehicle taxation law and other vehicle regulations. The last chapter discusses issues to be addressed in establishing "crime proofing" codes that assess the vulnerability to theft of portable electronic devices. Chapter notes and references