Citation

Monahan J, Catalano R. J. Crim. Justice 1976; 4(1): 1-7.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1976, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0047-2352(76)90034-9

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The authors of this paper outline one approach to crime prevention which has recently become available - participation by police agencies in the environmental planning process. Two environmental management devices, the environmental impact assessment process and the general plan, are described and opportunities for police agency involvement are detailed. The contribution of public safety personnel to environmental management is seen as residing in two areas: precicting the effects of a project on the demand for police services, and suggesting ways in which a project may be designed with a view to the prevention of crime. In the latter context, the literature in environmental design and environmental psychology is reviewed for findings relevant to the creation of a safe environment.