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200587  |
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| Title: |
Six Strategies for Parking Safety |
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Campus Safety Journal Volume:11 Issue:6 Dated:June 2003 Pages:16-19 |
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| Author(s): |
David Rich |
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| Date Published: |
June 2003 |
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This article discusses six measures that can improve security at
campus parking areas.
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| Abstract: |
At colleges, universities, and even secondary schools, there is
perhaps no area of campus more susceptible to crime than parking
lots and structures. In addition to crimes against persons, there
is also vehicle theft as well as the theft of property from
vehicles. In any parking lot or structure, the key to security is
visibility. When parking patrons can see potential threats from a
distance, they can take steps to avoid those threats. In
addition, when security measures are obvious to potential
criminals, there is less likelihood they will strike. The security measure that should thus have top priority is lighting. Lighting design should focus on illuminating driving and pedestrian areas and ensuring the elimination of shadows where attackers might hide. A second security measure is the pruning and thinning of any landscape areas around the parking area, so criminals do not have places of concealment. A third security measure is surveillance. More and more campuses are installing closed circuit television systems to monitor parking areas. Such systems are only as good as the monitoring system, however. Both parkers and potential criminals must have reason to believe that they are being monitored by security personnel to prevent crime
rather than to view a crime on video tape after it has happened.
Another important security tool that can easily be installed are
emergency phones. These phones provide parkers direct access to
security personnel just by picking up the handset. A related
technology that serves a similar function is the panic button,
which sounds an alarm when pressed. Other security measures are
added security patrols and the use of signs to announce the security measures present in the parking area.
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| Main Term(s): |
Crime prevention planning |
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| Index Term(s): |
Campus Security; Environmental design; Lighting; Security surveillance systems; Surveillance equipment |
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| Publisher: |
http://www.campusjournal.com |
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| Page Count: |
4 |
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| Format: |
Article |
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| Type: |
Instructional 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=200587 |
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