REVIEW OF THE ISSUES IN STREET LIGHTING AND CRIME NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1 REPORT

• NCJ Number: 40027
• Author(s): J M TIEN; V F O'DONNELL; P B MIRCHANDANI
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 125 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76-NI-99-0090
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Public Systems Evaluation, Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

REPORT ON THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF A PROJECT TO ASSESS THE PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF STREET LIGHTING ON CRIME AND THE FEAR OF CRIME.

Abstract

THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT IS TO REVIEW MAJOR ISSUES IN STREET LIGHTING, ESPECIALLY THE IMPACT OF STREET LIGHTING ON CRIME. THE TASKS INVOLVED IN THIS PHASE OF THE EVALUATION INCLUDED REVIEWING PERTINENT BACKGROUND INFORMATION, DEVELOPING AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, DEVELOPING INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS, DETAILING SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS, REFINING THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, ASSESSING THE PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE, AND CONSIDERING THE OBJECTIVES, MEASURES METHODOLOGY, AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE PHASE II EVALUATION. APPENDIXES CONTAIN A REFERENCE LIST OF VALUABLE PUBLICATIONS AND PERSONAL CONTACTS AS WELL AS A TECHNICAL DISCUSSION OF THE PARAMETERS MOST WIDELY USED TO MEASURE LIGHT OUTPUT IN STREET LIGHTING SYSTEMS....EB