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MASSACHUSETTS - VANDALISM OF PUBLIC PROPERTY - HOUSE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COUNCIL - REPORT

NCJ Number
42769
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1976
Length
101 pages
Annotation
NATIONAL STATISTICS ON VANDALISM ARE DISCUSSED, ALONG WITH SECURITY MEASURES EMPLOYED BY SOME SCHOOL SYSTEMS. MASSACHUSETTS STATUTES AND LAWS, TOGETHER WITH THE INCIDENCE OF VANDALISM ARE ALSO TREATED.
Abstract
THE MONETARY COST OF VANDALISM IN THE NATION'S SCHOOL SYSTEMS IS LISTED, AND THE MORE COMMON SERIOUS ACTS OF VANDALISM ARE ITEMIZED. THE NATURE OF LAWS AND SANCTIONS DESIGNED TO STEM THE TIDE OF VANDALISM ARE CONSIDERED, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO MASSACHUSETTS LAWS. THE COSTS OF VANDALISM IN VARIOUS TOWNS AND CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE ALSO GIVEN. VARIOUS METHODS FOR DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM ARE DESCRIBED...RCB