PROJECT FOR SECURITY DESIGN IN URBAN RESIDENTIAL AREAS FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 32858
• Author(s): O NEWMAN
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 75 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-70-015; NI-70-082; NI-71-127
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: New York University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS PROJECT IDENTIFIES AND CONCRETELY DEMONSTRATES THE ELEMENTS OF PHYSICAL DESIGN THAT HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT UPON CRIME PATTERNS.

Abstract

DATA WERE GATHERED FROM A DETAILED STATISTICAL ANALYSES OF 155,000 UNITS OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN NEW YORK CITY; A COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN MAJOR CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY; AND BEFORE-AND-AFTER STUDIES OF TENANT ATTITUDES, AND CRIME AND VANDALISM RATES IN HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WERE MODIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROJECT'S HYPOTHESES. THE PROJECT DETERMINED THAT THE FORM OF THE PHYSICAL DESIGN OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS IS A STRONG FACTOR AFFECTING THE RATE OF VICTIMIZATION OF INHABITANTS; THE EXTENT OF VANDALISM; AND GENERAL FEELINGS OF IMPOTENCE IN CRIME CONTROL AS FELT BY BOTH RESIDENTS AND POLICE. THE PROJECT ISOLATED THE GOVERNING PHYSICAL INGREDIENTS AND SHOWED, THROUGH THE EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENTS, AND THROUGH THE PREPARATION OF THREE MANUALS HOW NEW AND EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AREAS COULD BE MADE MORE SECURE. SEE ALSO NCJ-32857 AND 32860. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)