Read Designing Out Crime_Halloween Special (1) first.
It starts from the small things
UK Home Office organized a project called Designing Out Crime Association (DOCA) in 2007. Through this project, the government was able to reduce the incidence of crimes. The project covered ‘crime out’ design of products, services, communications and environments that are appropriate in the society.
This safer pint glass is designed to reduce the injuries caused by glassing attacks. According to Design Council of UK, “Alcohol related violence has fallen by 33% since 1997, yet 87,000 violent incidents involving glassware remain each year, which can badly injure victims and disrupt their families and communities. The design of safer pint glass prevents serious accidents from drinking. The safer pint glass has a thin transparent coating of bio-resin on the inside. It makes glass stronger, and if the glass breaks, the coating film binds dangerous shards together. Hence, it reduces the likelihood of getting injured. It is impossible to prevent drunken people from swinging the beer glass, but it is possible to prevent the possible injuries caused by the action.
According to the British Crime Survey, pick pocketing in England and Wales has risen by 25% during 2007 and 2008. Unattended bag on the back of a chair in the public is easy target for the thieves because it can be easily lifted or dipped into. To prevent such bag theft and pick pocketing, restaurants, cafes and pubs have devised a range of anti-theft chairs licensed to Dan-Form. “The Stop Thief Chair” features rounded back that discourages users from hanging bags over the chairs. Instead, it encourages them to place bag straps into the slot on the front of the chair to keep personal belongings more secure. With this chair, people can relax in public during the Halloween night out.
ATM-related crimes have become a major issue. Such crimes include identity theft, physical attacks or robbery. People are not fully aware of how to protect themselves and personal belongings against crimes in front of ATM machines. There is a design solution for this problem. The solution uses a common element - bike -to take advantage of its physicality. The design of bike stand located around ATM machines naturally works as a shield against the crimes happening around cash points.
Design as a security
Halloween is coming soon. It is hard to predict or prevent crimes. However, small changes prevent potential crimes. This is the biggest influence of designing. Wishing you a happy and safe Halloween day!!
* This posting is restructured based on ‘Design Map’ by Korean Intellectual Property Office.
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