CRIM 3654 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Disorganization Theory, Neighborhood Watch, Access Control
23 Dec 2014
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Evaluate the program by going with steps; theoretical frameworks, assumptions, are is it affective. Negative undecided effects on how crime is affected and how people are treated: displacement, access control surveillance and legitimate vs. illegitimate users. Come from very similar families of crime prevention programs; target a similar kind of dynamics. Share a number of invitations, criticism and limitations: commodification and symbols of security. There is a great deal of investment in producing symbols of security. What becomes important is having design components that speak to people"s sense of security. E. g. landscaping, picket fencing; the image of the programs as they get development applied within specific designs becomes important. Realm of opportunity; negative view of offenders; newman (155) criminal elements . Turn on access and exclusion and the differentiation of legitimate and illegitimate users there is this element of control over spaces and individuals, rather than the prevention of crime.
