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[[File:i.png|25px|right|This is a help page for the SecuRbAn risk assessment tool]]The '''protection level against [[graffiti]]''' question in Securban concerns the measure types |
[[File:i.png|25px|right|This is a help page for the SecuRbAn risk assessment tool]]The '''protection level against [[graffiti]]''' question in Securban concerns the measure types |
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* [[Measure: Target hardening|Target hardening]] by for example impregnating walls with paint-resistant coatings or making particularly attractive walls hard to reach can greatly increase the effort needed to vandalise the object and thereby reduce the attractiveness of an object. |
* [[Measure: Target hardening|Target hardening]] by for example impregnating walls with paint-resistant coatings or making particularly attractive walls hard to reach can greatly increase the effort needed to vandalise the object and thereby reduce the attractiveness of an object. |
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| − | * [[measure: Surveillance|Surveillance]] can be effective to detect crime and if overt, to deter potential criminals by raising the perceived risk of apprehension. It can incur high costs if implemented as dedicated observers, either on location or remote. A more natural form of surveillance is surveillance by the inhabitants (also known as 'natural surveillance'), which can also be effective, provided that the commercial area is inhabited and the inhabitants have a good surveillability. |
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| − | * [[Measure: Intervention force|Intervention force]] is needed to make detection measures, such as alarms or surveillance, effective. |
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* [[Measure: Directing traffic flows|Directing traffic flows]] to reduce the chance for potential graffiti artists to approach vulnerable areas, reducing the visibility of potential targets to criminals. |
* [[Measure: Directing traffic flows|Directing traffic flows]] to reduce the chance for potential graffiti artists to approach vulnerable areas, reducing the visibility of potential targets to criminals. |
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* [[Measure: Target removal|Target removal]] by removing the attractive elements of particularly vulnerable objects from high-risk locations. |
* [[Measure: Target removal|Target removal]] by removing the attractive elements of particularly vulnerable objects from high-risk locations. |
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| − | * [[Measure: Ownership|Ownership]] by providing a clear distinction between public and private property. This faciltates detection of unwanted entry and increases the inhibitions to commit crime. |
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| − | * [[Measure: Maintenance|Maintenance]] and designing for easy maintenance facilitates consistent and quick removal of graffiti which will discourage repeat offenders. |
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* [[Measure: Deflection| Deflection]] by providing a legal place to perform graffiti. |
* [[Measure: Deflection| Deflection]] by providing a legal place to perform graffiti. |
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Revision as of 17:25, 27 May 2013
The protection level against graffiti question in Securban concerns the measure types
- Target hardening by for example impregnating walls with paint-resistant coatings or making particularly attractive walls hard to reach can greatly increase the effort needed to vandalise the object and thereby reduce the attractiveness of an object.
- Directing traffic flows to reduce the chance for potential graffiti artists to approach vulnerable areas, reducing the visibility of potential targets to criminals.
- Target removal by removing the attractive elements of particularly vulnerable objects from high-risk locations.
- Deflection by providing a legal place to perform graffiti.
The score is divided into three categories in Securban:
- Neither of the measure types are taken to prevent graffiti.
- One of the measure types is taken to prevent graffiti.
- More than one of the measure types are taken to prevent graffiti.
As these categories are not exhaustive, and many intermediate protection levels exist, in answering the question, one will have to choose the level that comes closest to the actual level.
All other measure types against graffiti (such as surveillance) are covered in other answers in Securban and should not be considered in answering this question.
