ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH HOUSING DESIGN
-- EDITED BY: PAUL STOLLARD
YEAR: 1991
The book provides the information about how crime and housing design are
related, and how the crime can be prevented through housing design.
It is mainly for reducing crime and improving community safety through housing
design. the process of assessing housing developments, considering alternative
security strategies, developing the design and controlling the construction
process.
In fact, some ‘solutions’ may take matters worse. the use of ‘target hardening’
techniques such as security grilles and door reinforcements can create a ‘fortress’
which may provoke more ingenious or violent attacks.at the same time it can
lead to an increase in the social isolation felt by the residents and reduce the
fragile community support networks which are also such an important defence
against crime.
A purely security based approach to crime prevention will also have no impact
on domestic violence against women and children.
Most crime is non-violent, involves property offences and is carried out by young
people.
Fear of crime is the major reason why people especially old (female mostly)
couldn’t come out of their houses at night.
Crime displacement is explained and the surveys on the criminals were told.
In order to deter crime, there are six principles to be followed by planners:
Surveillance , Neighbourhoods, public and private spaces, potential hiding
places, comprehensive approaches like more secure site layout, security of
private areas including safer car parking, making entry into dwellings more
difficult, and collaborative approaches in large public sector estates.
BY: NAVYA SABBATHI
(19AR60R08)