When offenders are deciding on what crime they are going to commit, one of the factors is how the target looks. Specifically, the appearance of property plays a role in the decision-making. There are communities that struggle with their appearance, and the message it conveys. In fact, scholars, community activists, and the police have done research and have concluded that the property of the community causes crime, and disorder. The appearance can be anywhere from potholes, abandoned buildings, and garbage on the streets. For this reason, police have decided to use the structure and make it into crime prevention strategy. This concept is call crime prevention through environmental design. It is a great way to use the community itself to prevent
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The actual concept of broken windows came from researchers James Wilson and George L. Kelling who say that if a community looks dishevel, and abandoned crime will happen gradually at those areas. For example, there is a study completed in Austin, Texas that shows communities with abandoned buildings makes calls to police 3.2 times more than communities who do not have these buildings (Spelman, 483). The reason for this is because the property is not supervised by any owner. Vagrant individuals will converge at this specific area, because there are no doors that are lock so there is easy access. People are not only committing the crimes in and around these buildings, they are also taking resources from the buildings themselves. “Walls had been destroyed to make it easier to take copper pipe and wire. Appliances, carpets, and furniture had been ripped out of the walls and off the floors,” (Spelman, 1993, pp. …show more content…
Some communities have directly prevented crime with their physical structure. When this happens it is call crime prevention through environmental design. Three researchers named Jane Jacobs, C Ray Jeffery, and Oscar Newman first introduced CPTED. CPTED is a contrast to broken windows, because it gives the community a presentable appearance. The core principle of CPTED is physical maintenance, natural surveillance, and access control. According to professor Patrick Parnaby CPTED is getting positive receptions and it has been reported as “A cursory review of the internet reveals hundreds of private security companies offering CPTED services. Whether inside or outside the academy, CPTED has become a competitive enterprise as interested parties look to capitalize on what it has to offer,” (Parnaby, 2007, pp. 75). CPTED comes from the method of problem oriented policing, and defends protect parking lots, streets, and abandoned
The actual concept of broken windows came from researchers James Wilson and George L. Kelling who say that if a community looks dishevel, and abandoned crime will happen gradually at those areas. For example, there is a study completed in Austin, Texas that shows communities with abandoned buildings makes calls to police 3.2 times more than communities who do not have these buildings (Spelman, 483). The reason for this is because the property is not supervised by any owner. Vagrant individuals will converge at this specific area, because there are no doors that are lock so there is easy access. People are not only committing the crimes in and around these buildings, they are also taking resources from the buildings themselves. “Walls had been destroyed to make it easier to take copper pipe and wire. Appliances, carpets, and furniture had been ripped out of the walls and off the floors,” (Spelman, 1993, pp. …show more content…
Some communities have directly prevented crime with their physical structure. When this happens it is call crime prevention through environmental design. Three researchers named Jane Jacobs, C Ray Jeffery, and Oscar Newman first introduced CPTED. CPTED is a contrast to broken windows, because it gives the community a presentable appearance. The core principle of CPTED is physical maintenance, natural surveillance, and access control. According to professor Patrick Parnaby CPTED is getting positive receptions and it has been reported as “A cursory review of the internet reveals hundreds of private security companies offering CPTED services. Whether inside or outside the academy, CPTED has become a competitive enterprise as interested parties look to capitalize on what it has to offer,” (Parnaby, 2007, pp. 75). CPTED comes from the method of problem oriented policing, and defends protect parking lots, streets, and abandoned