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Background

A research team based at the University of Salford undertook to investigate the design processes, management techniques, objectives and motivations behind thirty leading examples of best practice regarding Design Against Crime.
The aims were:

• To provide evidence that illustrates how designers and companies address crime •resistance.
• To demonstrate the commercial and/or social value of designing against crime.
• To build up a knowledge database that will inform future work in the field.
• To support professional designers, teachers, school children and communities in •their efforts to Design Against Crime.

Methodology
 
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with case study companies. The questions asked covered three main areas as follows:

• Background
• Design Process
• Impact


Geographical location and design discipline


The case studies, which were conducted in Britain, the United States, Scandinavia and the Far East, examine:

•  Product design in its broadest sense - automotive, transport, consumer electronics, packaging, fashion and textiles.

• Communication design including new media, graphic design, television, and the communication aspect of service industries.

• Environmental design including buildings, retail and leisure centres.


Involved in the design process were professional designers (including engineers), individuals who were self-trained and staff working for the police (e.g. Architectural Liaison Officers).

The case studies presented here are considered worthy of notice and imitation in terms of their innovativeness, management of the design process and/or impact. The impact may be social,
commercial or relevant to particular groups such as educators and designers working in particular fields or industries.



Sectors

The cases have been organised according to sector, as follows:

•Retail (8 cases)
•Transport (4)
•Car Parks and Bus Shelters (3)
•Leisure (2)
•Urban (3)
•Schools and Offices (2)
•Housing (5)
•Campaigns (2)
•Access Control (1)

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Acknowledgements


We would like to thank all the case study companies who contributed to the Design Against Crime project. We are also grateful to the researchers who conducted, analysed and presented the case studies:
 

• Dr Caroline Davey, University of Salford
• Prof. Eric Olson, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
• David Hands, University of Salford
• Dr Jo Heeley, University of Salford
• Sunju Kim, Embrain Company, Korea
• Prof. Lisbeth Svengren, Stockholm University, Sweden
• Prof. Anne Tomes, Sheffield Hallam University
• Andrew Wootton, University of Salford
Contact Details


Dr Caroline Davey
University of Salford
Design and Innovation Research Group
Art and Design
Centenary Building,Peru Street
Salford M3 6EQ
Tel: 0161 295 3577
c.davey@salford.ac.uk