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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1995 Week 11 Hansard (14 December) . . Page.. 3173 ..

MR SPEAKER, THE ROLE OF URBAN DESIGN IN CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY SAFETY STUDY WAS COMMISSIONED IN LATE 1993 AS A JOINT INITIATIVE OF THE THEN DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT LAND AND PLANNING AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. ASSISTANCE WAS ALSO PROVIDED BY THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE AND THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY.

THE RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY GREW OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACT COMMUNITY SAFETY STRATEGY.

WORLDWIDE RESEARCH HAS DOCUMENTED LINKS BETWEEN CRIME PREVENTION AND THE PHYSICAL DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING OF FACILITIES AND URBAN AREAS. THE STUDY SETS OUT TO IDENTIFY THOSE ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO CRIME AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOURS, OR GIVE RISE TO PERCEIVED FEARS OF CRIME, WITH THE AIM OF FORMULATING ADVISORY DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE PLANNING, BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT.

THE STUDY CONSISTED OF TWO STAGES.

STAGE ONE COMPRISED THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE FRAMEWORK, METHODOLOGIES AND DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR STAGE TWO. (STAGE ONE WAS COMPLETED BY WENDY BELL PLANNING CONSULTANT, IN SEPTEMBER 1993.)

STAGE TWO COMPRISED THE ANALYSIS OF ACT TRENDS IN CRIME AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, CASE STUDY ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE ACT, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS, CARRIED OUT BY BELL ASSOCIATES. THEIR REPORT WAS FINALISED IN NOVEMBER 1994 AND IT IS THIS REPORT THAT I NOW TABLE BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY.

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