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== Description == |
== Description == |
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+ | Research<ref></ref> has shown that a lack of maintenance can act as a disinhibitor for certain crimes. Regular maintenance may also act as an indication of [[Measure: Ownership| Ownership]] and thereby deflect crime. |
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| − | The level of ownership is expressed in a clear distinction between public, semi-private/communal and private space: |
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| − | # Will it be clear to users — including potential offenders and capable guardians — which space is public, communal, semi-private and private? |
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| − | # Are the boundaries between public, communal and private space signified in the most appropriate manner, be it a physical barrier or a psychological barrier such as changes in paving, surface texture/colour, landscaping and signage? |
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| − | # Will the place have an identity of its own? |
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| − | # Are all those who should feel ownership involved in defining the place’s identity? |
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| − | # Are barriers of a high quality of design in their detailing and appropriate to their local context? |
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== Essential conditions == |
== Essential conditions == |
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Revision as of 13:36, 2 April 2013
Maintenance is the measure of discouraging crime by designing places with management and maintenance in mind.
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Description
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refs with no name must have content has shown that a lack of maintenance can act as a disinhibitor for certain crimes. Regular maintenance may also act as an indication of Ownership and thereby deflect crime.
Essential conditions
Requirements to the urban environment
Effectiveness
Security issues where this measure can be effective and influenced by the urban planner, are:
| Financial gain | Boredom or compulsive behaviour | Impulse | Conflict in beliefs |
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| Burglary{{#info:Burglary is the crime of illicitly entering a building with the intent to commit an offence, particularly (but not limited to) theft.}} | Physical assault{{#info:Assault, is a crime which involves causing a victim to fear or to experience any type of violence, except for sexual violence}} | Destruction by riots{{#info:Destruction by riots is the act of vandalism of property by organised groups for a shared rational or rationalised reason.}} | Mass killing{{#info:Mass killing is the crime of purposely causing harm or death to a group of (unknown) people in order to make a statement or to influence the public opinion. This threat is exerted out of wilful action by fanatics: terrorists or criminal activists.}} |
| Ram-raiding{{#info:Ram raid is a particular technique for burglars to gain access to primarily commercial premises, by means of driving -usually stolen- vehicles into locked or closed entrances, exits or windows.}} | Sexual assault{{#info:Sexual assault is assault of a sexual nature on another person, or any sexual act committed without consent}} | Destruction of property by fanatics{{#info:Destruction by fanatics is the crime of purposely causing damage in order to make a statement or to influence the public opinion.}} | |
| Pickpocketing{{#info:Pickpocketing is a form of theft that involves the stealing of valuables from a victim without their noticing the theft at the time. }} | Vandalism{{#info:Vandalism is the act of wilful or malicious destruction, injury, disfigurement, or defacement of property without the consent of the owner or person having custody or control.}} | ||
| Robbery{{#info:Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. It is used her exclusively for acts committed to individual persons.}} | Graffiti{{#info:Grafitti is the defacement of property by means of writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed on a surface in a public place without the consent of the owner or person having custody or control. }} | ||
| Raid{{#info:Raid is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value from a commercial venue by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear.}} | Antisocial Behaviour{{#info:Antisocial behaviour is an accumulation category of relatively small crimes that highly influence the security perception of citizens. }} | ||
| Vehicle theft{{#info:Vehicle theft is the crime of theft, or attempt of theft of or from a motor vehicle (automobile, truck, bus, motorcycle, etc.).}} |
table to be updated if security issue pages finished
Side effects
Footnotes and references
