Situational Crime Prevention Evaluation Database
This is a collection of articles reporting evaluations of situational crime prevention initiatives. The collection is intended to facilitate research and assist practitioners in finding studies relevant to their current needs. It includes a complete bibliographical listing of studies with links to full text versions (where available).
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| Title | Citation | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Security Field Test Program: Impact of Security Surveys on Commercial Crime | Tien, J., and M. Cahn (1984). Commercial Security Field Test Program: Impact of Security Surveys on Commercial Crime | Burglary reduction, security surveys (with compliance) accounted for a significant 64.8 percent reduction in Denver but had no measurable impact in Long Beach and St. Louis. Fear of reduction, majority of business felt less vulerable to burglary but felt no change in regard to personal safety. |
| The Alberta Interlock Program: The Evaluation of a Province-wide Program on DUI Recidivism | Voas, R., P. Marques, A.S. Tippetts, and D. Beirness (1999). The Alberta Interlock Program: The Evaluation of a Province-wide Program on DUI Recidivism | Interlocks are associated with a major reduction in DUI recidivism while on the vehicle of the offender. However, because few offenders elect to participate, the program produces only a small (5.9%) overall reduction in the recidivism rate of all DUI offenders. |
| Evaluation of a Program to Motivate Impaired Driving Offenders to Install Ignition Interlocks | Voas, R., K. Blackman, A.S. Tippetts, and P. Marques (2002). Evaluation of a Program to Motivate Impaired Driving Offenders to Install Ignition Interlocks | Interlocks are associated with a major reduction in DUI recidivism while on the vehicle of the offender. However, the small number of DUI offenders who willingly install the interlock to drive legally limits the effectiveness of these devices. |
| Does Regulation of Built-in Security Reduce Crime? Evidence from a Natural Experiment | Vollaard, B. and van Ours, J. (2010). Does Regulation of Built-in Security Reduce Crime? Evidence from a Natural Experiment | Regulation of built-in security in homes has been found to be highly effective in reducing victimization of burglary by 26 percent compared to homes built in the years prior to the regulatory change. |
| The Ignition Interlock Program for Drunk Drivers: A Multivariate Test | Weinrath, M. (1997). The Ignition Interlock Program for Drunk Drivers: A Multivariate Test | Program participants had lower DUI recidivism rates and higher survival rates, indicating that the program has strong potential to protect the public and to change offender behavior. |
| Weston''s Video Surveillance Project: An Outcome Evaluation | McLean, S., R. Worden, M. Kim, and T. Garmley (2008). Weston''s Video Surveillance Project: An Outcome Evaluation | All analyzed crime types increased in the post-intervention period of the building mount cameras. Total crime increased in the coverage area of 2 out of 2 building mount cameras and in only 1 of the 9 pole mounts coverage areas. surveillance cameras are more effective at reducing violent crime than property crime. |
| Alley-gates: Do They Work? An Evaluation of the Blackpool Alley-gating Scheme | Wilkie, K. Alley-gates: Do They Work? An Evaluation of the Blackpool Alley-gating Scheme | There is a positive correlation between the perception of the area and attitudes to alley‑gates. Moreover, recorded crime went from 122 in pre time period to just 21 in twelve-month post period. |
| Evaluation of Operation Never Again | The Western Research Institute Ltd (2003). Evaluation of Operation Never Again | By purchasing new locks and deadlocks for windows and doors to upgrade security in homes across Orange as part of Operation Never Again as a signicant impact, break and enter has fallen by 32% and repeat break and enter has fallen by 73% since the intervention. |