I personally hate high walls, they are too easy to hide behind and obscure some beautiful old buildings.
H ----- Original Message ----- From: "GP" <[email protected]> To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 6:24 PM Subject: [obsnw] High walls increase crime > > I was reading the Wikipedia page on CPTED: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_prevention_through_environmental_design > > There are a lot of useful guidelines, but in particular "Use the > shortest, least sight-limiting fence appropriate for the situation." > is something where Obs headed the opposite way. > > Obs has debated it much in the past, but from the CPTED page, using > high concrete walls increases crime in the street as a whole because > criminals feel like they can break into houses in a high-walled area > with less risk of detection and apprehension. > > Graham > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1860 - Release Date: > 12/21/2008 3:08 PM > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
