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Crime prevention series

Public contact environment

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Protecting counter and interviewing staff from client agression
Bruce Swanton and Daryl Webber
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1990
ISBN 0 642 14974 7 ; ISSN 1031-5330
(Crime prevention series)

Abstract

The design of offices and workplaces can have an effect on levels of client aggression. This chapter provides background and advice on a range of design issues which should be addressed in planning a workplace. These cover: corporate image, ventilation and thermal control, seating, colour, light, toilet facilities, client access to staff areas, counter and interview room design, entrances, alarms, and routing of clients.