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CCTV and robbery in high-rise public housing in Hong Kong
Author(s)
Date Issued
2020
Journal
ISSN
1757-8043
Citation
Safer Communities, 2020, vol. 19(3), pp. 119-130.
Type
Peer Reviewed Journal Article
Abstract
Purpose
In Hong Kong, robberies occurring in the elevators in high-rise buildings were identified as a particular problem and the purpose of this paper is to address a dedicated programme aimed at reducing such offences.
Design/methodology/approach
A comparison of elevator-based robbery statistics over a ten-year policy-implication period, in two police districts, one with a high rate of public ownership and a traditionally high rate of elevator robberies, the second with a higher rate of private ownership and a traditionally lower rate of such robberies.
Findings
The evidence suggests that the programme was successful, with such robberies declining significantly and with no evidence of displacement.
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