Effectiveness of crime prevention through environmental design in reducing criminal activity in liquor stores: a pilot study.
Authors
Casteel-C; Peek-Asa-C; Howard-J; Kraus-JF
Source
J Occup Environ Med 2004 May; 46(5):450-458
Abstract
Liquor store employees experience disproportionately higher rates of workplace injury death than employees in any other retail setting. However, efforts to introduce workplace violence prevention programs into liquor stores have been minimal. This study examines the effectiveness of a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design intervention in reducing criminal activity in Santa Monica, California liquor stores. Nine stores enrolling in the study received an individualized intervention safety plan; the remaining 13 served as a comparison group. Mixed-effects Poisson regression was used to examine intervention effectiveness. The largest reductions in criminal activity occurred for robbery and shoplifting outcomes. We conclude that the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design program reduced crime and injury in liquor stores and educated small businesses about the risks associated with retail violence and the countermeasures that can be taken.
Keywords
Small-businesses; Retail-workers; Injuries; Injury-prevention; Traumatic-injuries; Statistical-analysis
Contact
Carri Casteel, MPH, PhD, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 137 East Franklin Street, Suite 500, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7505
Document Type
Journal Article
Email Address
ccasteel@email.unc.edu
Identifying No.
Grant-Number-R18-OH-003412; Grant-Number-R49-CCR-903622
Source Name
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Performing Organization
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
