3. To Consider What Other Communities
Are Doing To Fight Property Crime I
Looked At 2 Cities Outside Of Hawaii
4. I found one solution in Pueblo, Colorado that
primarily focused on providing mentorship, social and
life skills training, as well as tutoring and homework
help for Mexican American teenage girls for a
minimum of 2 hours a week for 9 months.
5. Study participants were
on average 14.8 years old,
were 95% Hispanic, were
likely to have been
arrested in the past, and
with a 2.6% average
number of past arrests.
6. Findings from the
solution found girls
who participated in
the program were
significantly less
likely to report that
they damaged
property.
7. The second solution I looked at was from
Liverpool, England and involved placing
lockable gates to restrict access of an alley to
local residents with the aim of reducing
opportunities for potential offenders.
8. In Liverpool, the installation of each gate
protected approximately 134 houses. A
total of 3,178 gates were installed that
protected 106 distinct blocks of adjacent
houses, which each contained about 362
residential properties.
9. Studies found that burglaries
were reduced in alley-gated
areas of Liverpool, England,
up to 37% beyond changes
observed in comparison
areas. The analysis indicated
that an estimated 875
burglary incidents were
prevented.
10. Though Hawaii doesn’t have a strong Hispanic
population or English allies these programs show
that youth programs and securing vulnerable
areas could possibly deter property crimes