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Conference Papers

Safe as houses : the role of residents and the community of users in environmental crime prevention

Wendy Sarkissian
Sarkissian Associates, Town Planners, South Australia

Presented at:
Designing Out Crime : Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Hilton Hotel, Sydney
16 June 1989

Abstract

This paper examines the role of residents and other users of planned environments in creating "manageable spaces", environments where users, management and environmental design interact to reduce opportunities for crime and vandalism. Sarkissian emphasises the processes which are necessary to create environments where crime is discouraged.