Security Guards, Place Managers, and Defensible Space
Security Guards, Place Managers, and Defensible Space
This chapter reviews the scientific evidence on the crime-prevention effectiveness of three major forms of public area surveillance: security guards, place managers, and defensible space. There is fairly strong and consistent evidence that the defensible-space technique of street closures or barricades is effective in preventing crime in inner-city neighborhoods. Security guards represent a promising technique of formal surveillance when implemented in car parks and targeted at vehicle crimes, although the surveillance technique of place managers appears to be of unknown effectiveness in preventing crime in public places.
Keywords: security guards, place managers, defensible space, public surveillance, crime prevention, street closures, barricades, car parks, vehicle crimes
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