Pascoe, T., and L. Harrington-Lynn

1998

Bexley, UK

Organizational Report

Pascoe, T., and L. Harrington-Lynn (1998). Bexley Town Security Project: Executive Summary and Final Report. Watford, U.K.: Building Research Establishment Ltd

Town centers with CCTV; resident facilities above retail buildings; and alarms on buildings experienced less crime than those town centers without.

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Painter, K., and D. Farrington

2001

Dudley, West Midlands, UK

Journal

Painter, K., and D. Farrington (2001). “Evaluating Situational Crime Prevention Using a Young People's Survey.” British Journal of Criminology 41(2):266-284

Reports of youth offending decreased greater in experimental (3.43 to 2.23) compared to comparison sample (2.99 to 2.57). Some forms of youth offending also decreased during day light suggesting temporal diffusion effects.

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Painter, K.

1994

London, England, UK

Journal

Painter, K. (1994). “The Impact of Street Lighting on Crime, Fear and Pedestrian Use.” Security Journal 5(3):116-124

Implementation of street lighting reduced crime, increased pro-social use, and reduced fear of crime.

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O'Keefe, G.J., H. Mendelsohn, K. Reid-Nash, E. Henry, B. Rosenzweig and H. Spetnagel

1984

United States

Government Report

O'Keefe, G.J., H. Mendelsohn, K. Reid-Nash, E. Henry, B. Rosenzweig and H. Spetnagel (1984). “Taking a Bite Out of Crime”: The Impact of a Mass Media Crime Prevention Campaign. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice

Exposure to the campaign was significantly related to increases in six of the seven specific preventative activities most emphasized in televised PSAs. Particularly noteworthy were campaignrelated increases in neighborhood cooperative crime prevention efforts.

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Nair, G., J. Ditton and S. Phillips

1993

Glascow, Scotland, UK

Journal

Nair, G., J. Ditton and S. Phillips (1993). “Environmental Improvements and the Fear of Crime: The Sad Case of the 'Pond' Area in Glasgow.” British Journal of Criminology 33(4):555-561

Fear of victimization among respondants did not decrease, in some instances it increased.

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Nair, G., and J. Ditton

1994

Glascow, Scotland, UK

Journal

Nair, G., and J. Ditton (1994). “In the Dark, A Taper is Better Than Nothing: A One Year Follow-up of a Successful Street Lighting and Crime Prevention Experiment.” Lighting Journal 59(1):25-27

At first followup wave, victimization decreased, use of streets increased and fear of crime decreased in target area. At second followup, most crimes levels had drifted back to pre intervention levels with the exception of auto related crime. Additionally, women continued to report less fear of victimization.

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Musheno, M., J. Levine and D. Palumbo

1978

New York, NY, USA

Journal

Musheno, M., J. Levine and D. Palumbo (1978). “Television Surveillance and Crime Prevention: Evaluating an Attempt to Create Defensible Space in Public Housing.” Social Science Quarterly 58(4):647-656

Only trivial differences between pre and post conditions of experimental compared to control sample, implicating no prevention benefit of CCTV according to resident surveys. Finding suspect given only 3 mos followup.

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Meredith, C., and C. Paquette

1992

Ottawa, CAN

Journal

Meredith, C., and C. Paquette (1992). “Crime Prevention in High-Rise Rental Apartments: Findings of a Demonstration Project.” Security Journal 3(3):161-168

Intervention achieved an 82% reduction in the frequency of break and enters between the pre- and postprogram periods. In contrast, no change in the frequency of offenses against vehicles occurred during this time.

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McNees, M., D. Egli, R. Marshall, J. Schnelle and T. Risley

1976

Murfreesboro, TN, USA

Journal

McNees, M., D. Egli, R. Marshall, J. Schnelle and T. Risley (1976). “Shoplifting Prevention: Providing Information Through Signs.” Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 9(4):399-405

Shoplifting was decreased through the use of signs. The use of general antishoplifting signs reduced shoplifting without affecting sales. However, when merchandise was publicly identified as being frequently taken by shoplifters, shoplifting was virtually eliminated.

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McNees, M., J. Schnelle, R. Kirchner and M. Thomas

1980

Nashville, TN, USA

Journal

McNees, M., J. Schnelle, R. Kirchner and M. Thomas (1980). “An Experimental Analysis of a Program to Reduce Retail Theft.” American Journal of Community Psychology 8(3):379-385

Shoplifting by elementary children was reduced 54 percent during project period.

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