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1 results foundAuthor: Martin, Misty M.J. Title: Lighting and Landscaping Cues Contributing to Residential Burglary Rates: A Case Study of Selected Gainesville Housing Authority Developments Summary: The objective of the present study is to explore residential burglaries, and the contributions of lighting and landscaping cues relative to their occurrences. We employed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to locate low-income housing developments in Gainesville, Florida (managed by the Gainesville Housing Authority) and map the occurrences of residential burglaries. Throughout the analysis of the burglary occurrences, we focused on the basic placebased crime prevention techniques, examining the possibility of successfully promoting or discouraging criminal acts of residential burglary with lighting and landscaping elements. We hypothesized that lighting and landscape maintenance directly affected the reported occurrences of residential burglaries within our select GHA developments. We identified select reported incidences in Pine Meadows, Woodland Park, and Caroline Manor, three of the Gainesville Housing Authority (GHA) developments, and conducted landscaping and lighting surveys within proximity of the point of entry for each victimized unit to determine if landscaping or lighting environmental cues played any role within the reported incidence and predator’s target selection. We found that lighting levels in our study developments to be minimal at the points of entry and landscaping often to be overgrown, contributing to opportunities of cover for potential offenders. The results of our analysis suggest that lighting and landscaping play a role in the amount of surveillability, which plays a role in decreased residential burglary opportunities. Through our research, we were unable to infer a direct relationship between lighting and landscaping cues and the occurrences of residential burglaries. Nevertheless, our studies suggest that the residential burglary occurrences were more than random criminal acts. Details: Tallahassee, FL: University of Florida, 2009. 177p. Source: Internet Resource: Thesis: Accessed September 18, 2012 at: http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0041267 Year: 2009 Country: United States URL: http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0041267 Shelf Number: 126365 Keywords: HousingLandscapingLightingResidential Burglary (Florida) |