Hello! Crime prevention principles can be found everywhere! Yesterday I walked along the New York City High Line, which is a park 30 feet in the air. It’s…… Read more “CPTED on the High Line in NYC”
Safety at airports: restaurant knives
Rounded knife Very quick post from Manchester airport where I had a cheeky breakfast en route to JFK via Zurich. What I want to talk about…… Read more “Safety at airports: restaurant knives”
Why I am travelling in Western Countries after the Paris attacks
Hello! I’m currently in the UK after the announcement to bomb Syria. Reponses are mixed in regards to this decision however fear is obvious. It’s the topic…… Read more “Why I am travelling in Western Countries after the Paris attacks”
White Collar Crime Class @ Laneway Learning July 6!
Hello everyone! I’m teaching a White Collar Crime class at Laneway Learning in Melbourne on July 6, 2015. I’m super excited – this is my second time…… Read more “White Collar Crime Class @ Laneway Learning July 6!”
Boronia Heights College Vandalism
Hello! A slightly more emotional post from me this week. My old school, Boronia Heights, has been quite badly vandalised since closing at the end of the…… Read more “Boronia Heights College Vandalism”
Clunes Book Festival – The Market Reduction Approach (aka how to stop things getting nicked at a market!)
How do you stop theft or other crowd related activity (i.e. pickpocketing, especially wallets and mobile phones)? One of the answers is spacing. Make sure you give people room to look at items freely, without having to stand close to someone. Shop theft largely occurs due to opportunity – i.e. lack of surveillance (either a shop keeper or CCTV, usually both), an item that’s easy to pickpocket, and a split-second decision to take the item. Clues Booktown did this really well.
Homes for the homeless: ‘The surprisingly simple way Utah solved chronic homelessness and saved millions’
Hello! Just wanted to share this amazing article, which is inspiring but also a little depressing at the same time! ‘Utah have taken a Housing First approach…… Read more “Homes for the homeless: ‘The surprisingly simple way Utah solved chronic homelessness and saved millions’”
‘Gee Officer Krupke’ and Juvenile Delinquency
I was in the car yesterday, and ‘Gee Officer Krupke’ from West Side Story started playing on my car stereo. It’s a brilliant song about Juvenile Delinquency -…… Read more “‘Gee Officer Krupke’ and Juvenile Delinquency”
Why Culture Counts in Criminology
In my second post, I talked about what Criminology is: ‘Basically it’s the study of crime – who causes, why and how to prevent it. Then the idea…… Read more “Why Culture Counts in Criminology”
