Crime Reduction Through Product Design

Download or read book Crime Reduction Through Product Design written by Andrew Lester and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper explores the principles, technologies and issues relating to crime reduction through product design. The author outlines current product design technologies aimed at reducing theft and unlawful use, fraud, counterfeiting and copyright infringements, tampering, and graffiti and vandalism. The paper also discusses considerations such as user acceptance, design effectiveness and crime displacement. The author concludes that product design will become an increasingly widespread means of protecting assets and reducing crime.