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SEATTLE - REVIEW OF FIVE PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT REMODELING PLANS - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

NCJ Number
39257
Author(s)
R OBENLAND
Date Published
1973
Length
46 pages
Annotation
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO THE SEATTLE (WA) PLANNING AGENCY CONCERNING SECURITY MEASURES AND ARCHITECTURAL CRIME PREVENTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR USE IN PARTIALLY-RENOVATED PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS.
Abstract
THE REPORT IS DATED NOVEMBER 2, 1973. IT BEGINS BY PRESENTING AN OVERVIEW OF SOME DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND DESIGN CONCEPTS THAT RELATE TO SECURITY AND CRIME IN SEATTLE DUPLEX PUBLIC HOUSING. IT THEN APPLIES THESE CONCEPTS TO ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS UNDER CONSIDERATION EMPHASIZING LONG TERM MODIFICATIONS AND DIRECTIONS. FINALLY, IT ADDRESSES THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE DEVELOPMENT IN QUESTION, WHICH WAS ALREADY HALF WAY RENOVATED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT....PLO