NCJ Number
18728
Date Published
Unknown
Length
11 pages
Annotation
A REVIEW OF CURRENT RESEARCH ON MEANS OF AFFECTING CRIME THROUGH ENVIRONMENT DESIGN AND TARGET HARDENING.
Abstract
SEVERAL APPROACHES ARE IDENTIFIED TO IMPACT CRIME AND FOR EACH OF THESE APPROACHES, RESEARCH TO DEVELOP ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STRATEGIES WITHIN EACH APPROACH IS IDENTIFIED. EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO STRATEGIES INVOLVING TARGET HARDENING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN TO FACILITATE NATURAL SURVEILLANCE AND CITIZEN COOPERATION. ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN IS SEEN AS BOTH A PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEANS TO REDUCE CRIME. SOME CURRENT AND FUTURE RESEARCH EFFORTS BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARE DESCRIBED. IT IS STATED THAT THE FOCUS OF NEW RESEARCH IS TO DETERMINE THE APPLICABILITY OF RECENTLY DEVELOPED CONCEPTS SUCH AS DEFENSIBLE SPACE TO NEW ENVIRONMENTS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS FACTORS INVOLVED IN CRIME WITHIN THESE ENVIRONMENTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)