Journal article
Effectiveness of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in reducing criminal activity in liquor stores: A pilot study
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol.46(5), pp.450-458
2004
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000126025.14847.b1
PMID: 15167393
Abstract
Liquor store employees experience disproportionately higher rates of workplace injury death than employees in any other retail setting. However, efforts to introduce workplace violence prevention programs into liquor stores have been minimal. This study examines the effectiveness of a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design intervention in reducing criminal activity in Santa Monica, California liquor stores. Nine stores enrolling in the study received an individualized intervention safety plan; the remaining 13 served as a comparison group. Mixed-effects Poisson regression was used to examine intervention effectiveness. The largest reductions in criminal activity occurred for robbery and shoplifting outcomes. We conclude that the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design program reduced crime and injury in liquor stores and educated small businesses about the risks associated with retail violence and the countermeasures that can be taken.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Effectiveness of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in reducing criminal activity in liquor stores: A pilot study
- Creators
- Carri Casteel - Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesCorinne PEEK-ASA - Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United StatesJohn Howard - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, United StatesJess F Kraus - Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol.46(5), pp.450-458
- DOI
- 10.1097/01.jom.0000126025.14847.b1
- PMID
- 15167393
- NLM abbreviation
- J Occup Environ Med
- ISSN
- 1076-2752
- eISSN
- 1536-5948
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2004
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984214953102771
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