01694nam a2200253 4500 19953 19953 20050706u y0pory50 ba eng Closing off opportunities for crime an evaluation of alley-gating A 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. V.10,n.4 2004 p.285-308 European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research Netherlands GRÃ-BRETANHA PREVENÇÃO DO ROUBO AVALIAÇÃO CUSTOS BOWERS Kate J. JOHNSON Shane D. HIRSCHFIELD Alex F. G. P.275 0 P__275_000000000000000 2021-12-17 23282 DGRSP DGRSP P.275 2021-12-17 0 AP