REDUCING CRIMES IN APARTMENT DWELLINGS - A METHODOLOGY FOR COMPARING SECURITY ALTERNATIVES

• NCJ Number: 11803
• Author(s): M I LIECHENSTEIN
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 27 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: New York City Mayor's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
• Corporate Author: New York City-Rand Institute
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PAPER PRESENTED AT 37TH NATL MEETING OF THE OPERATIONS RES SOC OF AMER, WASHINGTON, DC, APRIL 20-22, 1970

Annotation

EXAMINATION OF SECURITY SYSTEMS TECHNIQUES WHICH CAN BE USED TO REDUCE CRIME IN PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.

Abstract

THIS RESEARCH, DONE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF MAYOR LINDSAY'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL, EXAMINED TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING SECURITY IN NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY BUILDINGS. THE CRIME PATTERNS IN THE HOUSING PROJECTS WERE ANALYZED FIRST TO DETERMINE THE MAJOR THREATS AGAINST SECURITY. NEXT, A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DEVELOP CRITERIA FOR JUDGING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND OPERATIONAL SUITABILITY OF ARBITRARY SECURITY SYSTEMS. THIS SERVED AS A BASIS FOR GRADING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FIFTEEN SECURITY ALTERNATIVES THAT WERE SYNTHESIZED FROM KNOWLEDGE GAINED ON CRIMINALITY, SECURITY TECHNOLOGY, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT. THESE PERFORMANCE SCORES WERE FINALLY COUPLED WITH COST ESTIMATES TO ASCERTAIN THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)