SURVEY OF MAJOR INCIDENTS OF VANDALISM CAUSES, AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES EMPLOYED IN TEXAS PUBLIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

• NCJ Number: 36366
• Author(s): J E DAVIS
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 108 pages
• Sale Source: Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DISSERTATION - EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Annotation

THIS SURVEY WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MAJOR ACTS OF VANDALISM, OF VANDALS, OF THE SCHOOLS WHICH HAD EXPERIENCED MAJOR ACTS OF VANDALISM, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

Abstract

THE SURVEY FOUND THAT MAJOR ACTS OF VANDALISM USUALLY OCCURRED ON SATURDAY NIGHT BETWEEN 8:00 PM AND 12 MIDNIGHT AND THAT THE TYPICAL VANDAL WAS AN ANGLOAMERICAN JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT BETWEEN 12 AND 14 YEARS OLD WHO WAS UNSATISFACTORY IN SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT. THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE WAS THE SCHOOL AREA MOST LIKELY TO RECEIVE VANDALISM DAMAGE. EXTRA LIGHTING OUTSIDE SCHOOL BUILDINGS WAS THE PREVENTIVE MEASURE MOST OFTEN EMPLOYED AND THOUGHT MOST EFFECTIVE.