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143148   |
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| Title: |
URBAN DESIGN, SECURITY AND CRIME: PROCEEDINGS OF A NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEMINAR, APRIL 12 and 13, 1972 |
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| Document: |
PDF |
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| Date Published: |
1973 |
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| Annotation: |
This report presents the texts of the presentations at a 1972 seminar that focused on security measures for preventing burglary and stranger-to-stranger crimes that occur in and around residences and businesses in the urban community. |
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| Abstract: |
Focusing on the reduction of opportunities for crime, the seminar reviewed the state of the art and proposed research and action ideas for the future. An overview discussed trends and changes in the structure of United States society and the relationship of these trends to problems of urban design, urban security, and crime prevention. Individual presentations focused on crime prevention through environmental design, security personnel, facility security, the concept of defensible space in public housing, security codes and ordinances, small business security, personal property identification, and areas in which further research is needed. Tables and appended cost list, sample security code, and 11 references |
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| Main Term(s): |
Personal Security/Self Protection; Residential security |
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| Index Term(s): |
Burglary causes; Crime prevention planning; Criminology; Defensible space; Environmental design; Opportunity theory; Police; Property identification; Security codes and ordinances; Situational crime prevention |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Justice/
Rockville, MD 20849
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
US Dept of Justice
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| Corporate Author: |
US Dept of Justice
LEAA
National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
United States of America |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice/
NCJRS paper reproduction
Box 6000, Dept F
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
122 |
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| Format: |
Document |
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| Type: |
Conference Material |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=143148 |
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