CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN - CPTED PROGRAM MANUAL, V 3A - ANALYTIC METHODS HANDBOOK

• NCJ Number: 45750
• Author(s): I R KOHN; R M LOCASSO; A DUBNIKOV
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 216 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-022-74
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: SEE ALSO V 1 - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL NCJ-45748, V 2 - CPTED STRATEGIES AND DIRECTIVES MANUAL - NCJ-45749, AND V 3B - CPTED TECHNICAL GUIDELINES IN SUPPORT OF THE ANALYTIC METHODS HANDBOOK - NCJ-45751

Annotation

THIS PROGRAM MANUAL IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST URBAN AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNERS AND ANALYSTS IN FINDING AND GENERATING INFORMATION FOR A CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (CPTED) PROJECT.

Abstract

USING A NONMATHEMATICAL APPROACH, THIS ANALYSTIC METHODS HANDBOOK (AMH) DESCRIBES ANALYTICAL METHODS THAT CAN BE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION-GATHERING STEPS FOR DIAGNOSING CRIME AND FEAR-OF-CRIME PROBLEMS, AND FOR EVALUATING STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH THESE PROBELMS. POTENTIAL USERS OF THIS MANUAL -PLANNERS AND ANALYSTS -- ARE DISCUSSED. AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRIME/ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS PROCESS IS PRESENTED, WITH A FOCUS ON THE DELINEATION OF ISSUES AND PROBLEMS, THE IDENTIFICATION OF CRIME/ENVIRONMENT TARGETS, PROJECT EVALUATION, THE DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IDENTIFIED TARGETS, AND THE TRANSLATION OF FINDINGS INTO PROJECT DIRECTIVES. CRIME/ENVIRONMENT PERSPECTIVE IS EXPLORED. A THEORETICAL CPTED PERSPECTIVE IS PRESENTED AND CLASSES OF CRIME/ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES ARE NOTED, INCLUDING TYPES OF CRIMES, THE SEVERITY OF THE CRIME PROBLEM, OFFENDER VARIABLES, CRIME PATTERNS, ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN VARIABLES, CITIZEN/USER BEHAVIOR, LAW ENFORCEMENT BEHAVIOR, CRIME DISPLACEMENT, AND FEAR OF CRIME. CRIME/ENVIRONMENT METHODS ARE ALSO INTRODUCED. THE APPLICATION OF BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION METHODS, OBSERVATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS, STATISTICAL RECORDS AND SOCIAL ARCHIEVES, AND QUESTIONNARIES AND INTERVIEWS IS EXAMINED. THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ANALYTICAL DESIGN IS UNDERSCORED, AND COORDINATING DATA COLLECTION OBJECTIVES AND RESOURCES IS DISCUSSED WITH EMPHASIS ON CRIME/ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS ORGANIZATION AND COST ESTIMATION. TRANSLATING ANALYTICAL FINDINGS INTO CPTED STRATEGIES IS ALSO DISCUSSED. TWO-THIRDS OF THIS VOLUME IS DEVOTED TO APPENDED MATERIAL COVERING THE OTREP (OPPORTUNITY TARGET RISK EFFORT - PAYOFF) MODEL, CRIME/ENVIRONMENT CATEGORIES, THE USE OF POLICE DATA, AND EVALUATION. GRAPHIC AND TABULAR DATA ARE PROVIDED AND A LIST OF TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS ARE INCLUDED. (KBL)