NCJ Number
8815
Date Published
1971
Length
165 pages
Annotation
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S PROJECT FOR SECURITY DESIGN REPORTS COMPLETION OF ITS MONOGRAPH, DEFENSIBLE SPACE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR CRIME PREVENTION.
Abstract
OTHER MAJOR ACTIVITIES SUMMARIZED IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT INCLUDE MODIFICATIONS PROPOSALS FOR N.Y.C. HOUSING AUTHORITY PROJECTS TO IMPROVE DEFENSIBLE SPACE CHARACTERISTICS, TESTING OF MODIFIED PROJECTS, AND A COMPUTER-AIDED ANALYSIS OF CRIME PATTERNS IN N.Y.C.H.A. PROJECTS, RESULTS FOR WHICH ARE FOUND IN APPENDIX B. APPENDIX A IS AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THREE N.Y.C. HOUSING PROJECTS, SHOWING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUILDING DESIGN AND CRIME OCCURRENCE. FOR FURTHER SUPPORT OF THE GENERAL HYPOTHESIS THAT 'THE PHYSICAL DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AFFECTS THE PROBABILITY OF CRIME OCCURRENCE', SEE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR CRIME PREVENTION, NCJ-09947.