NCJ Number
45202
Date Published
1978
Length
59 pages
Annotation
THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT REPRINTS PRESENTS 22 ARTICLES DESCRIBING APPROACHES TO ACHIEVING RESIDENTIAL SECURITY IN MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS.
Abstract
SEVERAL OF THE ARTICLES DISCUSS ASPECTS OF RESIDENTIAL SECURITY FOR THE ELDERLY, E.G., THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LIVING ARRANGEMENTS ON THE NUMBERS AND KINDS OF CRIMES INVOLVING ELDERLY VICTIMS, SECURITY PLANNING AND THE ELDERLY, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ELDERLY RESIDENTS' FEARS OF CRIME AND THE SECURITY PRACTICES WHERE THEY LIVE, AND RESIDENTIAL CRIME AND THE ELDERLY VICTIM. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS FOR ASSESSING RESIDENTIAL SECURITY, RESEARCH ON FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SAFETY IN NEIGHBORHOODS, REDUCTION OF VANDALISM THROUGH YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAMS IN LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS, THE FEDERAL CRIME INSURANCE PROGRAM, AND SELF-HELP CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS. OTHER ARTICLES DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING: THE APPROACH USED BY THE CINCINNATI HOUSING AUTHORITY TO IMPROVE SECURITY IN ITS PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS; TURF RECLAMATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD SECURITY; A RESIDENT SECURITY GUARD PROGRAM IN HONOLULU'S PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS; NEW YORK CITY'S HOUSING POLICE DEPARTMENT; NEW YORK'S TENANT PATROL PROJECT; DENVER'S SECURITY PROGRAM; JERSEY CITY'S EXPERIMENT IN TENANT SAFETY; AND THE HOLYOKE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S PROGRAM FOR TRAINING UNEMPLOYED PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS AS SECURITY GUARDS. A REVIEW OF THE BOOK 'CRIME AND THE ELDERLY' IS ALSO INCLUDED. FOR SOME SEPARATE ARTICLES, SEE NCJ 45203-45205.