Fieldwork protocol as a safety inventory tool in public places

Ceccato, Vânia

doi:10.1080/09589236.2019.1601367

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“…There are issues of data validity, reliability, and generalizability that should be considered. Validity regards how well media archives capture and measures the intended data (in this case CAAP), while reliability indicates the consistency of the captured data (Ceccato, 2019;Kelley, 1972). The reliability of media archives could in certain aspects be considered relatively high, as the nature of archiving implies a high ability to reproduce the results, provided the choice of keywords and time period are identical.…”

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Crimes Against Animal Production: Exploring the use of Media Archives

Ceccato

Abraham

Lundqvist

2021

International Criminal Justice Review

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Swedish media have revealed an increase in crimes against animal production (CAAP) in the last decade. We investigate the nature of such crimes (especially against mink, pig, and rabbit farms), with a focus on those crimes whose suspects are animal rights groups by utilizing data from media archives from 2009 to 2019. Newspaper articles show that while vandalism and trespassing are often committed against mink farms, property crimes occur more often against pig and rabbit farms. Because there are indications that crime suspects are not a homogeneous group and express different motivations to commit CAAP, a multipronged approach is needed to prevent CAAP. The use of newspaper articles from media archives has proven to be successful for obtaining a general perspective of CAAP, but it is limited for capturing crime incidence or for investigating CAAP spatiotemporal nature when using geographical information systems. The automated usage of digital media archives should be further explored and critically assessed in future research in criminology.

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Section: Potentialities and Challenges Of Using Articles Of Media Archivesmentioning

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Crimes Against Animal Production: Exploring the use of Media Archives

Ceccato

Abraham

Lundqvist

2021

International Criminal Justice Review

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“…Previous studies Several studies have explored concerns for personal safety at third places such as recreation centres (Turkseven-Dogrusoy and Zengel, 2017;Odufuwa et al, 2019), shopping centres Ceccato and Tcacencu, 2018; among others places. As well, there are number of studies on public transport places (Cozens et al, 2003a(Cozens et al, , 2003b(Cozens et al, , 2004Delbosc and Currie, 2012;Ibrahim et al, 2013;Dunckel-Graglia, 2013;Dragu et al, 2013;Cozens, 2015;Ceccato, , 2019Ceccato and Paz1, 2015;Abenoza1 et al, 2018). Much of this research attempts to analyse why crime occurs at public transport nodes and to suggest possible ways to reduce and/or prevent crime in this people's place.…”

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“…Therefore, a public place can take a variety of forms and shapes. It can be a public park open for all; a station, where many people pass by but may be restricted at certain hours of the day or a hermetic shopping centre that is public but not publicly owned, which means that not all parts are accessible to all (Ceccato, 2019). Thus, transport environments are important public places in urban centres.…”

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Personal safety and improvements concerns in public places

Badiora

Wojuade

Adeyemi

2020

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Purpose Crime in public places is an increasing concern for the police, users of public places and the general public at large. Significantly, users of public transport facilities consistently perceive their risks from crime to be considerably higher, hurting levels of patronage. The aim of this study is to examine concerns for personal safety and measures that could improve sense of personal safety in a Nigerian public transport facility. This study further examines whether respondents’ perceptions determine frequent use of this public place. Explanatory factors are personal safety and place improvements concerns ratings. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a case study. The selection of this was accomplished using carefully defined criteria in previous studies. The research process consists of three steps the on-site assessment, objective insecurity assessment and subjective insecurity survey. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Quantitative data were explored using mean ranking, percentages and correlation, whereas qualitative information was analysed using narrative techniques of reporting. To define the major determinants of the frequent use of this public place, a multiple ordinary least squares regression was constructed for variables in the correlation model. Findings Results show that places within the site are not designed to meet crime prevention through environmental design strategies, as 625 crimes were documented with thefts well above other listed crimes. Respondents exhibited a significant level of concern for their safety across all the factors enumerated while the most important improvements concern was enhancements to lighting. Generally, findings suggest that there is still much to be done to improve elements of surveillance, access control, territoriality, image management and activity support on the site. Regression model shows that efforts to enhance perceived safety of users would have major significance on the frequent use of this facility. Practical implications Policies on public place developments should be mainly in terms of tackling the environmental design of car parks and the effects of darkness at night time. This should involve improvement of lighting and the installation of CCTV, security camera as well as constant maintenance of bushes, vegetation, plants, trees and other elements of the landscape. Furthermore, the aesthetics of the site has to be attractive to users. The site and its closest surroundings have to be well-maintained and cared for. Besides, place lines and private areas must be defined with plants, pavement treatments, short walls or fences. Originality/value Previous studies on safety and security of public transport places, particularly rail facility, have mainly concentrated on the relations between fear of crime, perceived safety and place improvement concerns. To the best of authors’ knowledge, no study till date has explored how they correlate to the patronage of the transport facility, particularly in the sub-Saharan nations. This study contributes to existing literature having revealed perceived personal safety and transport place improvements concerns to be another important dimension of rail transport patronage in the Nigerian context.

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“…The final contribution makes use of data coming from social media to describe fear in cyberspace. In the digital age, "eyes" are complemented by technologies such as smartphones, "apps," or body-worn cameras, giving expression to new ways of depicting what happens in public space (Ceccato, 2019;Gibson, 2014). In this book, this chapter goes beyond the concrete, tangible arenas such as parks and streets and is devoted instead to virtual public places.…”

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“…For example, according to Eck (2019), place managers are important because they can exercise control over users and in doing so contribute to the safety of the public space. Nowadays, "eyes" can be complemented by technologies that give expression to new ways of depicting what happens in public places, from surveillance to sousveillance (see Ceccato, 2019 and in this book, part "The metrics").…”

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Crime and fear in public places

Ceccato¹,

Assiago²,

Nalla³

2020

Crime and Fear in Public Places

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Crime and Fear in Public Places consists of an important tool to advance the international urban safety agenda as it provides readers with a view on the debate over safety and public places, taking a multi-disciplinary approach that takes into consideration several fields of knowledge. The cutting-edge research contained in this book incorporates different perspectives on the phenomenon of crime and fear in public places and fosters the co-production of safety, which is a basic principle contained in the Guidelines, thus contributing towards more cohesive societies and safer cities for all.Juma Assiago, Head, Safer Cities Programme, UN-HABITAT With expertise from a diverse range of disciplines, this compilation achieves a thorough investigation of how individual mobility, social and built landscapes, and policies interact and relate to crime and fear in public places. Insightful and creative, with implications to make communities safer and improve public health.

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Fieldwork protocol as a safety inventory tool in public places

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Crimes Against Animal Production: Exploring the use of Media Archives

Crimes Against Animal Production: Exploring the use of Media Archives

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