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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: A Comparative Analysis Of Two Las Vegas Apartment Complexes, Kim Michelle Hardy
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: A Comparative Analysis Of Two Las Vegas Apartment Complexes, Kim Michelle Hardy
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Many case studies have been published that report a reduction in crime as a result of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED). Although methodologies and results of some studies have been questioned, there is agreement that the designed environment can influence human behavior; Findings in this study were generated by the analysis of two Las Vegas apartment complexes. Managers at one complex reported eliminating burglaries after providing individual gardens for their residents. My hypothesis was that the addition of gardens to existing characteristics at the study complex provided a high number of CPTED features which would result in a low …