Attractive object - Revision history

Albert at 15:59, 30 January 2013

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Albert: /* Objects with valuable goods */

2013-01-28T16:08:08Z

Objects with valuable goods

Albert at 10:25, 17 December 2012

2012-12-17T10:25:55Z

Albert at 00:25, 7 December 2012

2012-12-07T00:25:48Z

Albert: Text replace - "grafitti" to "graffiti"

2012-12-06T10:05:28Z

Text replace - "grafitti" to "graffiti"

Albert: /* Ideological fanatic */

2012-10-18T14:13:23Z

Ideological fanatic

Albert: /* Object with smooth and visible sufaces */

2012-08-08T12:51:09Z

Object with smooth and visible sufaces

Albert: /* Prominent object */

2012-08-08T12:47:28Z

Prominent object

Albert: /* Prominent object */

2012-08-08T12:46:55Z

Prominent object

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 [[File:i.png|25px|right|This is a help page for the SecuRbAn risk assessment tool]]An '''attractive object''' is an [[urban object]] with a high appeal to potential [[Crime|criminals]].

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 * car theft
-[[File:yacht.jpg|thumb|right|An expensive yacht can convey the impression that valuable objects are an board]]Identifying objects with valuable goods can be done by checking:
+[[File:Yacht Custom Line 112 Next.jpg|thumb|right|An expensive yacht can convey the impression that valuable objects are an board]]Identifying objects with valuable goods can be done by checking:
 * are [[Valuables#Valuable goods|valuable goods]] present in the objects?
 * can potential perpetrators get the idea that valuable objects are present? Examples are objects that have a exceptionally high level of visible protection measures ('where there's smoke, there's fire'), a visible flow of valuables, a high external stature, outside markings that indicate the presence of valuables (such as the word 'bank' on the façade), are valuable goods visible from the outside or can their presence be deducted?

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+[[File:i.png|25px|right|This is a help page for the SecuRbAn risk assessment tool]]An '''attractive object''' is an [[urban object]] with a high appeal to potential [[Crime|criminals]].
-==Definition==
-An '''attractive object''' is an [[urban object]] with a high appeal to potential [[Crime|criminals]].
 ==Identification of attractive objects==

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 [[File:yacht.jpg|thumb|right|An expensive yacht can convey the impression that valuable objects are an board]]Identifying objects with valuable goods can be done by checking:
 * are [[Valuables#Valuable goods|valuable goods]] present in the objects?
-* can potential perpetrators get the idea that valuable objects are present? Examples are objects that have a exceptionally high level of visible protection measures ('where there's smoke, there's fire'), a visible flow of valuables, a high external stature, outside markings that indicate the presence of valuables (such as the word 'bank' on the facade), are valuable goods visible from the outside or can their presence be deducted?
+* can potential perpetrators get the idea that valuable objects are present? Examples are objects that have a exceptionally high level of visible protection measures ('where there's smoke, there's fire'), a visible flow of valuables, a high external stature, outside markings that indicate the presence of valuables (such as the word 'bank' on the façade), are valuable goods visible from the outside or can their presence be deducted?
 Both questions are relevant to the assessment: if valuables are actually present, someone will find out sooner or later. If no valuables are present, but the appearance indicates otherwise, the object can still become a target.
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 Identifying objects with valuable information can be done by checking:
 * is [[Valuables#Valuable information|valuable information]] present in the objects?
-* can potential perpetrators get the idea that valuable information is present? Examples are objects that have a exceptionally high level of visible protection measures ('where there's smoke, there's fire'), a visible use of valuable information (such as creditcard numbers), outside markings that indicate the presence of valuable information (such as the word 'passport office' on the facade), is valuable information visible from the outside (even from cyberspace) or can their presence be deducted?
+* can potential perpetrators get the idea that valuable information is present? Examples are objects that have a exceptionally high level of visible protection measures ('where there's smoke, there's fire'), a visible use of valuable information (such as credit card numbers), outside markings that indicate the presence of valuable information (such as the word 'passport office' on the façade), is valuable information visible from the outside (even from cyberspace) or can their presence be deducted?
 Both questions are relevant to the assessment: if valuables are actually present, someone will find out sooner or later. If no valuables are present, but the appearance indicates otherwise, the object can still become a target.
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 ===Ethnical fanatic===
-Identifying objects that attract ethinical fanatics can be done by checking:
+Identifying objects that attract ethnical fanatics can be done by checking:
 * Does the object have a strong ethnical or anti-ethnical association?
 * Do fanatics exist that strongly oppose this ethnical group?
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 Prominent objects can be identified by checking:
 * Does the object have an important societal contribution, i.e. would the destruction of the object impact the lives of many people?
-* Does the object have a high societal status, such as a high gouvernmental building, a royal dwelling or a residence of a VIP
+* Does the object have a high societal status, such as a high governmental building, a royal dwelling or a residence of a VIP
 * Does the object have a high symbolic value, such as the Statue of Liberty in America, the Eiffel tower in France or the London Bridge?
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 A visible object is an object that is visible and distinctive from a wide range of the surroundings. This, too will provide fanatics with the certainty that if the object is chosen as a target, the results will be very visible.
-==Object with smooth and visible sufaces==
+==Object with smooth and visible surfaces==
-[[File:graffiti.jpg|thumb|right|Grafitti on a smooth, highly visible surface]]Grafitti artists are looking for surfaces for their art that have the properties of being both smooth, and preferably visible for a wide public.
+[[File:graffiti.jpg|thumb|right| Graffiti on a smooth, highly visible surface]] Graffiti artists are looking for surfaces for their art that have the properties of being both smooth, and preferably visible for a wide public.
 Objects that are attractive for graffiti can be identified by checking:
-* Does the object have smooth (preferably uni-toned) surfaces? Examples are walls of buildings, tunnels, bridges and other structures, sound barriers, concrete landscaping elements, park benches or wastepaper baskets.
+* Does the object have smooth (preferably uni-toned) surfaces? Examples are walls of buildings, tunnels, bridges and other structures, sound barriers, concrete landscaping elements, park benches or waste baskets.
-* Are those surfaces in direct sight of the public? Examples are surfaces on the street (park benches, landscaping elements, wastepaperbaskets, etcetera) and surfaces visible from the flow of the masses (such as the sides of viaducs).
+* Are those surfaces in direct sight of the public? Examples are surfaces on the street (park benches, landscaping elements, waste-baskets, etcetera) and surfaces visible from the flow of the masses (such as the sides of viaducts).
 * Does the neighbourhood show more graffiti or an otherwise deteriorated impression?
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 [[File:Utøya 2.jpg|thumb|right|[[wikipedia:2011 Norway attacks|Utøya]], an island in the Tyrifjorden lake in Norway, where in 2011 an ideological fanatic killed 69 people]]Ideological fanatics are fanatics who act from other motives than religious or ethnical, such as communists, anti-globalists or environmental fanatics. Beware that this category only concerns fanatics, not activists. The difference between the two categories is that activists perform their action within the bounds of the law.
-As the motives for this rest group of fanatics can differ, one can only identify possible targets by checking:
+As the motives for this rest group of fanatics can differ widely, one can only identify possible targets by checking:
 * Does the object have a strong ideological or anti-ideological association?
 * Do fanatics exist that strongly oppose or support this ideology?

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 ==Object with smooth and visible sufaces==
-[[File:grafitti.jpg|thumb|right|grafitti]]Grafitti artists are looking for surfaces for their art that have the properties of being both smooth, and preferably visible for a wide public.
+[[File:grafitti.jpg|thumb|right|Grafitti on a smooth, highly visible surface]]Grafitti artists are looking for surfaces for their art that have the properties of being both smooth, and preferably visible for a wide public.
 Objects that are attractive for grafitti can be identified by checking:

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 ==Prominent object==
-[[File:statue_of_liberty.jpg|thumb|right|The statue of liberty: An object with a high symbolic value]]A prominent object is an object with a high public stature. This can attract fanatics, as it provides a lot of media attention if the object is attacked.
+[[File:statue_of_liberty.jpg|thumb|right|The statue of liberty: An object with a high public stature]]A prominent object is an object with a high public stature. This can attract fanatics, as it provides a lot of media attention if the object is attacked.
 Prominent objects can be identified by checking: