01452nam a2200193   450000100060000010000410000610100080004720000710005533008800012646100930100660600200109960600270111960600190114660600110116570000210117670100230119770100280122085200100124819953  a20050706u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aClosing off opportunities for crimeean evaluation of alley-gating  aA new situational crime prevention measure recently introduced into Great Britain involves the fitting of gates to alleyways running along the back of terraced properties to restrict access to local residents and reduce opportunities for offenders. A number of quantitative techniques were used to assess the success of the intervention in reducing burglary in the City of Liverpool. The results demonstrate that, relative to a suitable comparison area, burglary was reduced by approximately 37%, there was a diffusion of benefit to properties in the surrounding areas, and the scheme was cost beneficial with a saving of £1.86 for every pound spent. The analyses provide persuasive evidence that these reductions were attributable to the intervention. We argue that the methodological techniques demonstrated here can be applied more widely to crime prevention evaluations.  vV.10,n.4d2004pp.285-308tEuropean Journal on Criminal Policy and ResearchcNetherlands  aGRÃ-BRETANHA   aPREVENÇÃO DO ROUBO  aAVALIAÇÃO   aCUSTOS  aBOWERSbKate J.   aJOHNSONbShane D.   aHIRSCHFIELDbAlex F. G.  jP.275