Outputs (3)

City centre crime: Cooling crime hotspots by design
Presentation / Conference
Wootton, A. B., & Marselle, M. City centre crime: Cooling crime hotspots by design. Presented at British Criminology Conference, University of Huddersfield

City centres present particular challenges to the police. Crime prevention techniques that make the city centre safer would reduce the burden on the police. One such technique is Design Against Crime that uses effective design to prevent crime. The C... Read More about City centre crime: Cooling crime hotspots by design.

Youth design against crime : a catalyst for change amongst young people
Presentation / Conference
Wootton, A., Davey, C., & Marselle, M. Youth design against crime : a catalyst for change amongst young people. Presented at Endless End, Porto, Portugal

The literature reveals a number of programmes across Europe to involve young people in design, planning and/or community safety. This paper describes a programme developed by the Design Against Crime Solution Centre in partnership with the young peop... Read More about Youth design against crime : a catalyst for change amongst young people.

City centre crime: Design thinking for safer city centres
Presentation / Conference
Wootton, A., Marselle, M., & Davey, C. City centre crime: Design thinking for safer city centres. Presented at 8th European Academy of Design Conference, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland

This paper presents the findings of research investigating the relationship between the urban environment and the occurrence of crime, with the aim of devising and implementing practical design interventions to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour.... Read More about City centre crime: Design thinking for safer city centres.