Crime Prevention Through Housing Design (Paperback)

A consideration of the potential for reducing crime and improving community safety through housing design. It offers architects and planners an outline of the principles which should be used during the process of assessment, design and construction. The author contends that architects and planners should be designing to deter crime. Although it may not be possible to create a residential utopia, it should be possible to reduce the opportunities for crime and increase people's sense of security. However, designers must also be aware that attempted solutions to security problems do not have one single simple consequence. In fact some "solutions" may make matters worse. The use of "target-hardening" techniques such as security grilles and door reinforcements can create a "fortress" which may provoke more ingenious or violent attacks. At the same time it can lead to an increase in the social isolation felt by the residents and reduce the fragile community support networks which are also such an important defence against crime. Architects and planners, the authors upholds must aim for prevention rather than containment.

General

Imprint:	Sponpress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1991
First published:	1991
Editors:	Paul Stollard
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	108
ISBN-13:	978-0-419-15370-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Causes & prevention of crime
LSN:	0-419-15370-5
Barcode:	9780419153702

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