Measure type: Target hardening
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Measure type: Target hardening
Description
This situational crime prevention approach involves the use of devices or materials designed to obstruct the vandal by physical barriers:
- Toughened glass (acrylic, polycarbon, etc.)
- Latticework or screens to cover windows
- Fire-retardant paint
- High-impact plastic or steel fixtures
- Hardened rubber or plastic swing seats
- Concrete or steel picnic tables, benches, bleachers
- Trash receptacles bolted to concrete bases
- Rough-play-tolerant adventure playgrounds
- Original planting of large-diameter trees
- Slash-proof transit vehicle seats
- Steel-framed bus seats
- Anti-graffiti repellent spray on bus seats
- Tamper-proof sign hardware and fasteners
- Door anchor hinges with non-removable pins
Essential conditions
Requirements to the urban environment
Effectiveness
Side effects
Footnotes and references
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