Transcription of Physical Environment and Crime
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Research Department of JusticeOffice of Justice ProgramsNational Institute of JusticeNational Institute of JusticeDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEOFFICE OFJUSTICE PROGRAMSBJANIJOJJDPBJSOVCP hysical Environmentand CrimeAbout the National Instituteof JusticeThe National Institute of Justice, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, is the researchand development agency of the Department of Justice. NIJ was established to prevent andreduce Crime and to improve the criminal justice system. Specific mandates established byCongress in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, and theAnti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 direct the National Institute of Justice to:nSponsor special projects and research and development programs that will improve andstrengthen the criminal jus
crime, but it is closely linked to residents’ fear of crime. • Physical deterioration. Controlling physical deterioration to reduce offenders’ perceptions that areas are vulnerable to crime and that residents are so fearful they would do nothing to stop a crime. Physical improvements may reduce the signals of vulner-
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