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ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND URBAN CRIME - PROCEEDINGS OF A DAY CONFERENCE HELD ON FRIDAY, 6 DECEMBER 1974

NCJ Number
26950
Author(s)
M ASH; M BURBRIDGE; J HILLMAN; E HOLLAMBY; S LAW; E LYONS; O NEWMAN
Date Published
1975
Length
56 pages
Annotation
PAPERS DELIVERED AT THE ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING, AND URBAN CRIME CONFERENCE ON CRIME PREVENTION IN ENGLAND ARE REPRODUCED.
Abstract
IN ADDITION TO A GENERAL REPORT TO THE CONFERENCE AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, CURRENT BRITISH RESEARCH IS REVIEWED AND IMPLICATIONS OF PRESENT TRENDS IN ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING FOR FUTURE CRIME PREVENTION ARE SUGGESTED. A LENGTHY ANALYSIS IS MADE OF RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN CREATING 'COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST' - COMMUNITIES WHICH, AS A RESULT OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING, CREATE FEELINGS OF COMMONALITY AND PROTECTIVENESS AMONG RESIDENTS. THIS PAPER IS ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIAGRAMS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE TWO SUMMATIONS OF THE PROCEEDINGS.