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5 results foundAuthor: Vetter, David M. Title: The Impact of the Sense of Security from Crime on Residential Property Values in Brazilian Metropolitan Areas Summary: Using a hedonic residential rent model for Brazil's metropolitan areas calibrated with micro data from Brazil's annual household survey, we estimate that increasing the sense of security in the home by one standard deviation would increase average home values by R$1,513 (US$757) or about US$13.6 billion if applied to all 18.0 million households in the study area. Our principal components analysis of sense of security and crime victimization variables indicates that higher income households tend to feel more secure from crime in the home, even though theft and robbery victimization tend to rise with household income and rent. Higher levels of home protection measures by higher income households partially explain this. Details: Rio de Janeiro: David Vetter Consultoria Econômica Ltda., 2013. 69p. Source: Internet Resource: Working Paper: Accessed February 4, 2013 at: http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=37414262 Year: 2013 Country: Brazil URL: http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=37414262 Shelf Number: 127470 Keywords: Crime (Brazil)Crime PreventionProperty Values and CrimeSecurity Systems |
Author: Schaenman, Phil Title: Opportunities for Police Cost Savings Without Sacrificing Service Quality: Reducing False Alarms Summary: This report focuses on ways to reduce calls to police for what turn out to be false alarms from security systems. In many cities, such false alarms often number in the tens of thousands each year, waste millions of dollars of officer time, and detract from attention to reducing crimes. We welcome feedback from local or state governments on the usefulness of this report, and information on other ways police departments have obtained cost savings relating to false alarms. The information provided here was primarily drawn from the experiences of three local governments: Montgomery County (MD); Seattle (WA); and Salt Lake City (UT). The report is presented in two sections. The first provides a summary of the findings for public officials. The second provides detailed findings for those wanting more specific information on the various options for reducing the costs of false alarms, and details on how a series of approaches was implemented over time in each jurisdiction examined. Details: Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 2012. 30p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 22, 2013 at: http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412729-Opportunities-for-Police-Cost-Savings-Without-Sacrificing-Service-Quality.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412729-Opportunities-for-Police-Cost-Savings-Without-Sacrificing-Service-Quality.pdf Shelf Number: 127697 Keywords: Burglar AlarmsCosts of Criminal JusticeCrime PreventionFalse AlarmsSecurity Systems |
Author: Kuhns, Joseph B. Title: An Assessment of the Calculation Process and Validity of False Alarm Estimates Summary: False Security Alarms -- In the past, false alarm activations and dispatches have been consistently reported at over ninety percent. Alarm ownership rates are also increasing. Therefore, although there is a national downward trend for false alarm calls, law enforcement agencies in some jurisdictions (e.g., areas with no alarm ordinance) are responding to increased numbers of false alarm activations. In these types of jurisdictions, false alarms may account for a considerable proportion of calls for service. -- Academic research specifically addressing the issue of false alarms is scarce. -- Considerable variability exists in how false alarms and false dispatches are defined and calculated. -False alarms are often described as residential or commercial security alarm activations that lead to a law enforcement response, but where no evidence of criminal activity is found. However, there are inconsistencies within this definitional framework. - Of greater concern with the broadly used term false alarm - is the lack of clarification between false alarm activations - and false dispatches.¨ -- A false alarm is broadly defined as an unsubstantiated alarm activation. -- A false dispatch involves the unwarranted request for law enforcement response. False dispatches should be a greater concern for local jurisdictions given the consumption of scarce resources and the opportunity costs associated with responding. - Calls for service that are determined to be unknown in origin are generally declared as false by law enforcement, but the alarm industry may consider these valid based on the assumption that an intrusion was likely prevented. Both positions have merit. Details: Irving, TX: Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation, 2010. 20p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 25, 2014 at: http://airef.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Assessment_of_the_Calculation_Process_and_Validity_of_False_Alarm_Estimates_-_Final_Report-05_12_10-2.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://airef.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Assessment_of_the_Calculation_Process_and_Validity_of_False_Alarm_Estimates_-_Final_Report-05_12_10-2.pdf Shelf Number: 134241 Keywords: BurglaryCalls for ServiceFalse Alarms (U.S.)Security Systems |
Author: Rothrock, Martin Lane Title: The Effect of a Controlled Perimeter Security System on Crime Summary: The proliferation of gated residential communities in the United States has generated social criticism, but research to assess the expected crime prevention effect of the perimeter security systems featured in these communities has been lacking. This paper assessed the effect of a perimeter security system on residential crime at a major military installation through a static group comparison with another installation that permitted open access to civilian traffic. Two years of crime incident reports were analyzed to determine the frequency of crime occurring on the bases that was perpetrated by outsiders. It was hypothesized, based upon situational crime prevention theory, that crime would be lower for the controlled access installation. It was found that crime rates were insufficient to test the hypothesis. Descriptive analysis of the incident reports suggested that simple assaults and DUI offenses were related to the operation of controlled access gates, but it was not clear that the presence of manned security gates prevented these offenses. Details: Colombia, SC: University of South Carolina, 2001. Source: Internet Resource: Thesis: Accessed September 17, 2016 at: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a387298.pdf Year: 2001 Country: United States URL: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a387298.pdf Shelf Number: 140328 Keywords: Crime Prevention Gated Communities Security SystemsSituational Crime Prevention |
Author: Gill, Martin Title: Maximising Public Benefits from Automated Alarms Summary: The focus of this study is on understanding the implications of "Automation" i.e. the automatic digital transmission of confirmed alarms from ARCs to police control rooms, instead of the existing means of ARCs contacting the police by phone (the "Manual System"). The project for implementing the automated alarm call handling process is known as Electronic Call Handling Operation (ECHO) and this is a specific initiative to respond to the police call for alarm response to be automated by 2020. The overall aim is to ease the pressure on the emergency services and alarm receiving centres (ARCs) by reducing their call handling times and reducing the number of errors that can occur from manual response handling. Ultimately an improved response is intended to benefit the public. Within the ECHO project, pilots with a number of police forces are already underway, and those involved in the process along with other experts and stakeholders were consulted to inform the research. Overall automation and ECHO are viewed positively by those closest to it, but others lacked enthusiasm and raised a number of concerns. Below the key findings are organised in terms of how they may inform the business case for automation/ECHO; challenges to be overcome; considerations for a strategy for automation; and issues raised that are relevant to developing a funding model. It should be noted that these are not intended to be exhaustive (there will of course be other considerations for the work on automation) - what follows is purely those that were identified as being key and were specifically raised during the research. The Business Case The research raised a number of points that may be informative for a business case for progressing the roll out of ECHO: - Police and alarm experts believed that the manual alarm signalling system from ARCs to police forces is slow, cumbersome and generates mistakes. They noted that it can be administratively burdensome with some data being required to be entered twice; with messages being misinterpreted. - Some police respondents noted that ARCs underestimate how busy it can be for police at times - even on priority lines - and sometimes fail to understand the demands placed on policing. - Some police representatives and alarm experts suggested that automated alarm signalling has led to cost savings by, for example, reducing the time it takes to manage a call and in generating a speedier police response. - Early experimentation in automating alarming signalling from ARCs suggests it may be more efficient and accurate (some administrative inaccuracies can be picked up as they occur); and may lead to improved response times - ARC representatives felt that checking URNs, which is currently time consuming, could be much quicker under automation. - Another benefit of ECHO may be in contributing to a raising of standards in the alarms response sector by undermining non compliant companies, but that was noted to be dependent on the police acting on the data it will have available. - ARC representatives when asked about which stakeholders might benefit most by automation felt the benefits to police would be the highest and to end users would be the lowest. Details: Tunbridge Wells, UK: Perpetuity Research and Consultancy International (PRCI), 2018. 58p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 18, 2018 at: https://www.nsi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Maximising-Public-Benefits-of-Automated-Alarms-Report-April-2018.pdf Year: 2018 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://www.nsi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Maximising-Public-Benefits-of-Automated-Alarms-Report-April-2018.pdf Shelf Number: 150269 Keywords: Alarm SystemsBurglar AlarmsCrime PreventionSecurity Systems |