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10 Principles of Crime Prevention. Compiled by DC Jeremy House. 09/07/2010. Target Hardening. Making targets more resistant to attack. Make it difficuilt to remove/damage. Repairing damage to property - reduces further opportunities for crime or repeat victimisation. Target Removal.
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10 Principles of Crime Prevention Compiled by DC Jeremy House 09/07/2010
Target Hardening • Making targets more resistant to attack. • Make it difficuilt to remove/damage. • Repairing damage to property - reduces further opportunities for crime or repeat victimisation.
Target Removal • Permanent or temporary removal of vulnerable persons or property.(replacing telephone coin boxes with card phones; removing radios from parked cars,jewellery from shop windows at night) • “Opportunity makes the thief”
Remove the means to commit crime • Ensure material capable of committing crime is not left exposed :- • Domestic Properties - ladders,garden tools etc • Commercial premises - Keys left lying around, Use of toughened glasses in venues
Reducing the Payoff • Employing means to reduce the value of loss if a crime is committed • Property marking - post coding, use of replica for display purposes
Access Control • Restricting access to sites,buildings,parts of building. • Can be controlled byproximity card readers,biometric readers,manual coded entry.
Surveillance • Natural - by residents, & the community (removal/pruning of shrubbery,neighbour hood watch,improved lighting) • Formal - Use of technology & staff to deter & identify offenders (security staff,store detectives,caretakers) utilising CCTV,alarm systems etc. • Employee - Staff awareness
Enviromental Design • Using changes in the environment of a building,an area,estate to reduce crime opprtunities • ALO - works with Architects,developers at planning stage - design out crime.
Rule Setting • Introduction of legislation,bylaws,codes of conduct,to attain acceptable social behaviour (wearing of I.d. badges,internal rules within business,commerce,public services)
Increase the Chance of Being Caught • Management and use of security & technology,use of plain clothes security staff,correct management of CCTV systems,maintenance of systems.
Deflecting Offenders • Diverting offenders and potential offenders from committing crime.Working with other agencies to influence standards,thinking & attitudes,Education programmes.