There has to be a better way: place managers for crime prevention in a surveillance society

Douglas, Stephen; Welsh, Brandon C.

doi:10.1080/01924036.2020.1788960

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“…Cornish and Clarke ( 2003 ), for example, add “utilizing place managers” as one of the 25 SCP techniques in place of “surveillance by employees” (Clarke and Homel 1997 ). Douglas and Welsh ( 2022 ) highlight that earlier research work in SCP focused on proprietary places such as apartment building managers as place managers (Clarke and Bichler-Robertson 1998 ). Later, research on place managers extended to bar staff taking on place management responsibility (see, for example, Graham et al 2004 ; Madensen and Eck 2008 ) and using landlords as place managers to control drug and disorder problems for proximal places (Mazerolle et al 1998 ).…”

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“…Researchers such as Clarke and Bichler-Robertson ( 1998 ) and Welsh et al ( 2010 ) highlight that there is little criminological research on the effectiveness of place managers in preventing crimes. In their systematic review of the effects of place managers on crime in public and private spaces, Douglas and Welsh ( 2022 ) note that there is favorable evidence showing that using place managers is a promising, albeit underutilized, SCP technique. Yet the use of place managers in preventing and controlling cybercrimes remains absent from the evaluation literature.…”

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Utilizing cyberplace managers to prevent and control cybercrimes: a vignette experimental study

Gilmour

Mazerolle

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Secur J

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Place management is central to Routine Activities Theory and proactive utilization of place managers is one of 25 Situational Crime Prevention techniques. Yet little is known about the effectiveness of using place managers to prevent cybercrimes. This paper uses a vignette experimental survey of 213 cybersecurity professionals to explore their perceptions of cybercrime prevention. We find that organizations that partner with and proactively utilize cybersecurity professionals as place managers are perceived as more effective in controlling cybercrimes than those organizations that do not specifically assign professionals to proactively prevent and control cybercrimes. We conclude that assigned cyberplace managers are more likely to use their cyber skills and knowledge than those who lack the time and space to utilize their cyber expertise.

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Utilizing cyberplace managers to prevent and control cybercrimes: a vignette experimental study

Gilmour

Mazerolle

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“…Sometimes, hidden purposes for mass surveillance (Douglas & Welsh, 2022 ) underlie the allegations of a criminal investigation. Mass surveillance actions ‘rely on watching [the public] indiscriminately, without reasonable suspicion, sufficient possibilities for them to have knowledge of what is happening, ability to consent, nor the genuine and free choice to opt in or out’ (EDRI, 2020 , p. 10).…”

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The Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Law Enforcement in Europe: a Non-Orwellian Draft Proposal

Raposo

2022

Eur J Crim Policy Res

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The European legal framework is not devoid of norms that are directly or indirectly applicable to facial recognition technology for identification purposes within law enforcement. However, these various norms, which have different targets and are from multiple sources, create a kind of legal patchwork that could undermine the lawful use of this technology in criminal investigations. This paper advocates the creation of a specific law on the use of facial recognition technology for identification in law enforcement, based on existing regulations, to specifically address the pressing issues arising in this domain. The ultimate aim is to allow its use under certain conditions and to protect the rights of the people involved, but also to provide law enforcement authorities with the necessary tools to combat serious crimes.

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“…In a systematic review of place-focused interventions, Eck (2002) concluded that interventions by owners of apartment buildings to deal with drug selling on their properties had positive results. In a broad sense, researchers (e.g., Block & Block, 1995; Clarke, 1997; Danner, 2003; Douglas & Welsh, 2020; Eck & Weisburd, 2015; Felson, 1995; Mazerolle et al, 1998; Mazerolle & Roehl, 1998; Roberts, 2007; Sherman, 1995; Swartz et al, 2016) suggest that a lack of active place management can facilitate crime (Madensen, 2007).…”

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“…To that end, a large body of work (e.g., Block & Block, 1995; Clarke, 1997; Danner, 2003; Douglas & Welsh, 2020; Eck, 2002; Eck & Weisburd, 2015; Felson, 1995; Madensen, 2007; Mazerolle et al, 1998; Roberts, 2007; Sherman, 1995; Swartz et al, 2016) has highlighted the significance of physical place and neighborhood, which has influenced criminal activities over the past several decades. Nevertheless, there has yet to be any research evaluating the role of virtual place management strategies as a method for countering cybercrime incidents.…”

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Cyber Place Management and Crime Prevention: The Effectiveness of Cybersecurity Awareness Training Against Phishing Attacks

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Guerette

2021

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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Criminologists and crime prevention practitioners recognize the importance of geographical places to crime activities and the role that place managers might play in effectively preventing crime. Indeed, over the past several decades, a large body of work has highlighted the tendency for crime to concentrate across an assortment of geographic areas, where place management tends to be absent or weak. Nevertheless, there has been a paucity of research evaluating place management strategies and cybercrime within the virtual domain. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of place management techniques on reducing cybercrime incidents in an online setting. Using data derived from the information technology division of a large urban research university in the United States, this study evaluated the impact of an anti-phishing training program delivered to employees that sought to increase awareness and understanding of methods to better protect their “virtual places” from cybercrimes. Findings are discussed within the context of the broader crime and place literature.

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There has to be a better way: place managers for crime prevention in a surveillance society

Cited by 7 publications

References 28 publications

Utilizing cyberplace managers to prevent and control cybercrimes: a vignette experimental study

Utilizing cyberplace managers to prevent and control cybercrimes: a vignette experimental study

The Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Law Enforcement in Europe: a Non-Orwellian Draft Proposal

Cyber Place Management and Crime Prevention: The Effectiveness of Cybersecurity Awareness Training Against Phishing Attacks

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