NCJ Number
154064
Date Published
1993
Length
30 pages
Annotation
The issue of replication is important for crime prevention practitioners, policy advisors and evaluators, and academic social scientists; practice and policy interest in replication particularly followed from the apparent success of the Kirkholt Burglary Prevention Project in England which significantly reduced burglary in an estate of 2,280 households between 1988 and 1990.
Abstract
The Kirkholt project was conceived as a well-funded demonstration project to develop crime prevention measures in high crime areas. The project involved removing highly attractive targets (electricity or gas coin meters) that burglars frequently targeted. The project also involved carefully diagnosing the crime problem and tailoring an appropriate response. That response, removing the targeted coin meters, was based on interagency collaboration and community involvement and focused on reducing multiple victimization. Candidate replications of the Kirkholt project are described. Scientific issues associated with replication are explored, and practical aspects of physical crime prevention and security are discussed. The author concludes that, although replication is complex and difficult, replication studies are essential in the selection and evaluation of crime prevention measures. 24 references and 1 figure