Difference between revisions of "Measure type: Removing means"
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+ | [[Category:Measure]]Removing means is the [[measure]] of reducing risk by reducing the availability of tools or other means conductive to crime. |
== Description == |
== Description == |
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| + | Many forms of crime require tools or materials: burglars use tools to force entry, vandals will use objects to destroy, graffiti artist require spray paint or markers. By making the access to these required tools more difficult, committing the crimes is made more difficult. |
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| − | This is the alteration of the means to criminal or aggressive behaviour by making such means less available, less accessible, or less potentially injurious: |
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# Control over sales of spray paint and indelible markers |
# Control over sales of spray paint and indelible markers |
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# Removal of debris from construction/demolition sites |
# Removal of debris from construction/demolition sites |
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# Use of tamperproof screws |
# Use of tamperproof screws |
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# Placement of permanent signs, building names, and decorative hardware out of reach from ground |
# Placement of permanent signs, building names, and decorative hardware out of reach from ground |
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| − | # Placement of school thermostats, fire alarms, and light switches far |
+ | # Placement of school thermostats, fire alarms, and light switches far from "hang-out" areas |
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== Essential conditions == |
== Essential conditions == |
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Revision as of 11:32, 25 March 2013
Removing means is the measure of reducing risk by reducing the availability of tools or other means conductive to crime.
Contents
Description
Many forms of crime require tools or materials: burglars use tools to force entry, vandals will use objects to destroy, graffiti artist require spray paint or markers. By making the access to these required tools more difficult, committing the crimes is made more difficult.
This is most
Examples
- Control over sales of spray paint and indelible markers
- Removal of debris from construction/demolition sites
- Removal of waste paper, rubbish, and other combustibles
- Use of tamperproof screws
- Placement of permanent signs, building names, and decorative hardware out of reach from ground
- Placement of school thermostats, fire alarms, and light switches far from "hang-out" areas
Essential conditions
Requirements to the urban environment
Effectiveness
Side effects
Footnotes and references
