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Chapter in the European Journal of Criminology 2009 |
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Thorpe, A., Johnson, S. D. and Sidebottom, A. (2009). Using targeted publicity to reduce opportunities for bicycle theft: A demonstration and replication. European Journal of Criminology. European Journal of Criminology, Vol. 6, No. 3, 267-286 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1477370809102168
Johnson (Co-I, Bikeoff 2) and Sidebottom (RA, Bikeoff 2) are from the Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, UCL.
This paper was (unusually for the journal in question) accepted for publication without revision. A reviewer commented that [the paper] is well written and has clear scientific and policy value. Experiments are (still) relatively rare in criminology.” This comment highlights the scarcity of truly interdisciplinary work between design practitioners and criminologists and the esteem in which such rigorous and pragmatic research is held.
Please see abstract here
Tags: Adam Thorpe, Aiden Sidebottom, Bikeoff Outputs, Lorraine Gamman
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‘Evaluating efforts to design out bicycle theft’ conference, Edinburgh |
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8th European Society of Criminology Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland, September 2008
Aiden Sidebottom, Adam Thorpe and Shane Johnson of Bikeoff were invited to present at the eighth European Society of Criminology conference which was held at the University of Edinburgh. This paper presented findings from the recent evaluation of two design-based interventions intended to reduce opportunities for bicycle theft: a communication-based strategy in the form of stickers attached to bicycle parking stands, and prototype bicycle parking stands. The paper opens by describing the problem of bicycle theft and its relevance to current policy targets regarding sustainable transport. Following the description of the two design-based interventions, findings are presented from the evaluations of their impact of intervention on cyclists locking practice. Finally, the implications of the findings for further research are discussed.
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‘Reducing the Risk of Bicycle Theft’ poster at ASC |
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American Society of Criminology Annual Conference. St Louis, USA. November 2008.
Lorraine Gamman, Shane Johnson, Aiden Sidebottom and Adam Thorpe of Bikeoff were invited to present the poster Design Against Crime: Reducing the Risk of Bicycle Theft at this conference.
The American Society of Criminology annual 2009 meeting, held in St. Louis, Missouri, featured sessions on evidence-based crime prevention, corporate crime prevention, violence and animal cruelty, school-based crime prevention and innovative approaches to crime prevention. Poster sessions were intended to present research in a format that is easy to scan and absorb quickly and was designed to facilitate more in-depth discussion of the research than is typically possible in a symposium format. The ‘Design Against Crime: Reducing the Risk of Bicycle Theft’ poster looked at recent research findings emanating from the BikeOff 2 project which aimed to better understand how cyclists lock their bicycles in public spaces and if targeted design-based interventions can reduce the likelihood of theft.
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Tags: 2008, Adam Thorpe, Aiden Sidebottom, Bikeoff Outputs, Lorraine Gamman, presentations, Shane Johnson
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‘Striking Sparks: Fresh and evolving ideas …’ at British Library |
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International Crime Science Conference, British Library, London. July 2007
Professor Paul Ekblom and Aiden Sidebottom of Bikeoff presented Striking Sparks: Fresh and evolving ideas from the collision of Situational Crime Prevention and Design at the International Crime Science Conference. This academic presentation drew on the unfolding experience of the Bikeoff project, and others, in identifying a range of challenges to the theory and practice of situational crime prevention, and introduced some of the new concepts, frameworks and terms to applied practitioners (both social research and hard science) in that field.
This academic presentation drew on the unfolding experience of the Bikeoff project, and others, in identifying a range of challenges to the theory and practice of situational crime prevention, and introduced some of the new concepts, frameworks and terms to applied practitioners (both social research and hard science) in that field. Ekblom also gave this presentation at the International Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis seminar at UCL, London in July 2007.
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Tags: Aiden Sidebottom, Bikeoff Outputs, Paul Ekblom, presentations
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‘Evaluating Efforts to Design Out Bicycle Theft’ at Edinburgh |
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Aiden Sidebottom, Adam Thorpe and Shane Johnson of Bikeoff were invited to present Evaluating Efforts to Design Out Bicycle Theft at the eighth European Society of Criminology conference held at the University of Edinburgh in September 2008.
This presented findings from the recent evaluation of two design-based interventions intended to reduce opportunities for bicycle theft: a communication-based strategy in the form of stickers attached to bicycle parking stands, and prototype bicycle parking stands. The paper opens by describing the problem of bicycle theft and its relevance to current policy targets regarding sustainable transport. Following the description of the two design-based interventions, findings are presented from the evaluations of their impact of intervention on cyclists locking practice. Finally, the implications of the findings for further research are discussed.
Download here
Tags: 2008, Adam Thorpe, Aiden Sidebottom, Bikeoff Outputs, presentations, Shane Johnson
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COPS guide 2008: Bicycle theft |
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Johnson, S. D., Sidebottom, A. and Thorpe, A (June 2008). Bicycle theft. Problem-Oriented Guides for Police, Problem- Specific Guides Series No 52, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. ISBN 1-932582-87-8.
The U.S. Department of Justice regularly commission problem-specific guides intended for police and crime prevention practitioners. These guides compile and summarize knowledge about specific crime problems, and catalogue responses which have successfully reduced the harm caused by those problems. This peer-reviewed guide addresses the problem of bicycle theft. First, it describes the problem of bicycle theft and reviews the factors that contribute to it. Second, it identifies a series of questions to help improve the analysis of bicycle theft and the evaluation of bicycle theft interventions. Finally, it reviews responses to bicycle theft and describes the findings of evaluative research and operational policing.
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Brighton and Hove CIVITAS Project 2008 |
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Practice led research with Brighton and Hove City Council, and the Cities Cycle Theft Steering Group has fed into a successful multi-million pound funding application to “develop cleaner and better transport in cities” as part of the EU funded CIty-VITAlity-Sustainability project (CIVITAS). Members of the Bikeoff team will extend Bikeoff practice led research activity across the city between 2008-2012. Findings will be disseminated amongst European CIVITAS partners.
Tags: Adam Thorpe, Aiden Sidebottom, Bikeoff Outputs, Lorraine Gamman, Shane Johnston
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