| ASU Center for Problem-Oriented Policing

Author(s):

Brown, B.

Date:

1995

Study Location:

Newcastle, Birmingham, & King's Lynn, UK

Manuscript Type:

Government Report

Full Citation:

Brown, B. (1995). CCTV in Town Centres: Three Case Studies. Crime Detection and Prevention Series; Paper 68. London: Home Office, Police Department

Results:

Case study: 1) 56% burglary reduction, other declines; 2) mixed results; 3) Reductions in burglary and other crime to lesser extent

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32-brown-cctv_in_town_centres_three_case_studies.pdf (1.2 MB)

Study Number:

32.00

Author(s):

Bridgeman, C.

Date:

1997

Study Location:

UK and AUS

Manuscript Type:

Book Series

Full Citation:

Bridgeman, C. (1997). “Preventing Pay Phone Damage.” In M. Felson and R.V. Clarke (eds.), Business and Crime Prevention. Monsey, N.Y.: Criminal Justice Press

Results:

69% reduction in number of pay phone attacks; 74% reduction in repair costs

File:

31-bridgeman-preventing_pay_phone_damage.pdf (207.69 KB)

Study Number:

31.00

Author(s):

Braga, A., D. Weisburd, E. Waring, L. Mazerolle, W. Spelman and F. Gajewski

Date:

1999

Study Location:

Jersey City, NJ, US

Manuscript Type:

Journal

Full Citation:

Braga, A., D. Weisburd, E. Waring, L. Mazerolle, W. Spelman and F. Gajewski (1999). “Problem-Oriented Policing in Violent Crime Places: A Randomized Controlled Experiment.” Criminology 37(3):541-580

Results:

Social disorder alleviated at 91% of target places; All crime types in target areas decreased at varying levels

File:

30-braga_et_al-problem-oriented_policing_in_violent_crime_pl_0.pdf (2.4 MB)

Study Number:

30.00

Author(s):

Bowers, K., S. Johnson and A. Hirschfield

Date:

2004

Study Location:

Liverpool, UK

Manuscript Type:

Journal

Full Citation:

Bowers, K., S. Johnson and A. Hirschfield (2004). “Closing Off Opportunities for Crime: An Evaluation of Alley-Gating.” European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 10(4):285-308

Results:

Target: 37% reduction in burglary;

File:

28-bowers_et_al-closing_off_opportunities_for_crime_an_eval.pdf (418.13 KB)

Study Number:

28.00

Author(s):

Bowers, K.

Date:

2001

Study Location:

Merseyside, UK

Manuscript Type:

Journal

Full Citation:

Bowers, K. (2001). “Small Business Crime: The Evaluation of a Crime Prevention Initiative.” Crime Prevention and Community Safety: An International Journal 3(1):23-42

Results:

Commercial burglary rates in treatment businesses decreased significantly with no indications of displacement.

File:

26-bowers_2001.pdf (165.68 KB)

Study Number:

26.00

Author(s):

Boba, R., and R. Santos

Date:

2007

Study Location:

Port St. Lucie, FL, US

Manuscript Type:

Journal

Full Citation:

Boba, R., and R. Santos (2007). “Single-Family Home Construction Site Theft: A Crime Prevention Case Study.” International Journal of Construction Education and Research 3(3):217-236

Results:

Across four builders construction areas, an abrupt, continuous drop in construction site burglaries was observed post implementation of the intervention.

File:

24-boba_santos_2007_constructionsitecasestudy.pdf (1.12 MB)

Study Number:

24.00

Author(s):

Bjor, J., J. Knutsson and E. Kuhlhorn

Date:

1992

Study Location:

Borgholm, Sweden

Manuscript Type:

Journal

Full Citation:

Bjor, J., J. Knutsson and E. Kuhlhorn (1992). “The Celebration of Midsummer Eve in Sweden: A Study in the Art of Preventing Collective Disorder.” Security Journal 3(3):169-174

Results:

Number of arrests increased but perceptions of the situation is that it has improved

File:

23-bjor_knutsson_kuhlhorn-the_celebration_of_midsummer_ev.pdf (70.46 KB)

Study Number:

23.00

Author(s):

Bennett, T.

Date:

1988

Study Location:

London, UK

Manuscript Type:

Journal

Full Citation:

Bennett, T. (1988). “An Assessment of the Design, Implementation and Effectiveness of Neighbourhood Watch in London.” Howard Journal of Criminal Justice 24(4):241-255

Results:

Overall, the prevalence of crime (the number of households victimised at least once) did not change
significantly over the experimental period in one area and increased in the other and the incidence of crime (the total number of victimisations) increased in both areas. However, some areas did report improved feelings of safety (e.g. less fear of crime).

File:

19-bennett_1988.pdf (84.57 KB)

Study Number:

19.00

Author(s):

Bamfield, J.

Date:

1994

Study Location:

North England, UK

Manuscript Type:

Book Series

Full Citation:

Bamfield, J. (1994). “Electronic Article Surveillance: Management Learning in Curbing Theft.” In M. Gill (ed.), Crime at Work: Studies in Security and Crime Prevention. Leicester, U.K.: Perpetuity Press

Results:

Weighted average decrease of 28.3% in target stores; 3.6% increase in control store

File:

11-bamfield-electronic_article_surveillance_management_lear.pdf (99.31 KB)

Study Number:

11.00

Author(s):

Ayres, I., and S. Levitt

Date:

1997

Study Location:

Several cities in US

Manuscript Type:

Organizational Report

Full Citation:

Ayres, I., and S. Levitt (1998). “Measuring Positive Externalities from Unobservable Victim Precaution: An Empirical Analysis of Lojack.” Quarterly Journal of Economics 113(1):43-77

Results:

17.4% decrease (for all 6 cities aggregated) in auto theft rate per capita in 4 year period after introduction

File:

10-ayres_levitt-measuring_positive_externalities_from_unob.pdf (2.02 MB)

Study Number:

10.00

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