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Crime life-cycle: guidance for generating design against crime ideas (2004)
Book
Wootton, A., & Davey, C. (2004). Crime life-cycle: guidance for generating design against crime ideas. Salford, UK: Design Against Crime Solution Centre, University of Salford

A great deal has been written about the causes of crime by criminologists, and we have a fairly good understanding of the various causal factors that result in the occurrence of crime. This design resource adapts and extends thinking from criminolog... Read More about Crime life-cycle: guidance for generating design against crime ideas.

Managing design in the extended enterprise (2003)
Journal Article
Wootton, A., Bruce, M., Cooper, R., Hands, D., & Daly, L. (2003). Managing design in the extended enterprise. Building Research and Information, 31(5), 367-378. https://doi.org/10.1080/0961321032000107555

Design is a key driver of the innovation process. It is the creative engine underpinning a new product or service. Quite often, however, design is treated as the Cinderella of the innovation process and as such can be neglected and not managed as int... Read More about Managing design in the extended enterprise.

The value of design research in improving crime prevention policy and practice
Presentation / Conference
Davey, C., & Wootton, A. The value of design research in improving crime prevention policy and practice. Presented at Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of the European Academy of Design

The Design Against Crime Solution Centre at the University of Salford adopts a human-centred, design-led approach to issues of security, wellbeing and social responsibility. This paper explores how improved service design can enhance the efforts of u... Read More about The value of design research in improving crime prevention policy and practice.

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.

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: 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.

Prospects for EU-funded security research : the ethics of impact outside the EU discourse
Book Chapter
Davey, C., & Wootton, A. (in press). Prospects for EU-funded security research : the ethics of impact outside the EU discourse. In International Perspectives of Crime Prevention (171-195). Forum Verlag Godesberg GmbH

European-funded security research and innovation aims at “protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens”, and is funded through the Framework 7 and Horizon2020 “Secure societies” programmes. The EU commission has funded a project n... Read More about Prospects for EU-funded security research : the ethics of impact outside the EU discourse.

Protecting students from harassment and sexual assault : a human-centred design approach
Presentation / Conference
a human-centred design approach. Presented at 22nd German Congress on Crime Prevention, Hanover, Germany

Harassment and sexual assault are a key concern for universities due to the impact that such incidents have on student victims—and potentially on a university's reputation. Women are particularly at risk during student nights out, where unsafe routes... Read More about Protecting students from harassment and sexual assault : a human-centred design approach.