NCJ Number
3203
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 39 Issue: 7 Dated: (JULY 1972) Pages: 28 & 30
Date Published
1972
Length
2 pages
Annotation
IN PHILADELPHIA, A SPECIAL POLICE SQUAD HAS BEEN FORMED TO APPREHEND VANDALS WHO HAVE BEEN DEFACING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS.
Abstract
THIS ARTICLE CITES METHODS USED BY THE 20-MAN 'GRAFFITI SQUAD' TO IDENTIFY AND ARREST OFFENDERS AND PROVIDE SURVEILLANCE TO PREVENT ACTS OF VANDALISM. POSSIBLE MOTIVATIONS OF GRAFFITI VANDALS ARE DISCUSSED AS IS THE PROBLEM OF REMOVING GRAFFITI FROM SURFACES.