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Think Thief A Designer's Guide to Designing Out Crime
This document is published for archival/historical purposes. It will not be updated.
The Home Office announced on 8 December the launch of a new information and training package aimed at design practitioners. "Think Thief - A Designer's Guide to Designing out crime" is a joint venture between the Home Office and the Design Council to provide support material for design professionals that promotes the practical application of design against crime.
The framework and content of "Think Thief" was determined by the Design Council, Home Office, Design Business Association, British Fashion Council, Department of Trade and Industry and design professionals. It includes details on:-
The definition and history of design against crime
The business drivers for designing out crime
A number of the good practise design against crime case studies
10 tools and techniques for designers to consider when designing out crime. The tools have been piloted and tested at a number of events including the ACPO National Conference in April 2003 attended by 240 crime reduction and police delegates.
This is the final output of the Design Against Crime project. The project has also successfully:-
Published 20 good practise case studies which illustrate how crime considerations can be integrated in the design process. They highlight the impact that effective and often simple design (such as tamper proof seals on tins of paint) can have in reducing crime.
Held the largest ever national design against crime student design competition in September 2002. The competition encouraged design students to work with their local community, business and the police to look at how crime problems might be met by design solutions
Piloted design against crime teaching materials for the national curriculum and have established a network of teachers trained in their use.
The Design Against Crime Project was carried out for the Design Council by a multi-disciplinary team from the University of Salford and Sheffield Hallam University. The project funded under the Home Office's Crime Reduction Programme aimed to increase the contribution of design to crime reduction and inspire others to design out crime.
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Last update: Wednesday, August 27, 2008