Dr. Chamard's students in JUST 332-Environmental Crime Prevention made
presentations about two Anchorage "hot spots" on May 1 to fellow
students and members of the Anchorage Police Department (APD) Community
Action Policing (CAP) Team. Areas of frequent police calls for service
are called "hot spots." This course examines how crime can be prevented
through environmental design, use of defensible space, and problem
oriented policing. Such things as lighting and changes in the layout of
physical space can reduce crime by creating areas that invite more
public interaction and sending signals that the area is not abandoned or
unobserved.
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| Student presenters l to r: Kristen Crain-Robinson, Christina Cyphers, Kyle DeBoord, Yevgenii Kisarauskas. |
Student teams presented issues and proposed solutions to problems of
crime and social disorder associated with two different "hot spots" in
Anchorage: a grocery store and a cluster of bars
downtown. Each team spent hours making first-hand physical and social
observations of the location, interviewing stakeholders, and researching
crime data on the area. Presentations included an outline of the
problem, findings, analysis, and proposed solution(s).
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| Student presenters l to r: David VanDenBerg, Christopher Dominey, Christopher Wesson. |
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After the presentation, a student talks to Justice faculty and a CAP Team member.
L to r: Dr. Troy Payne, Kyle DeBoord, and Officer Araceli Jones. |
