Approved consistent with the understanding that findings from this study will be characterized as correlation, not causation. Anything produced from this information must be noted as exploratory or qualitative work.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
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495
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In 1997-2008, there were 1,800 homicides of retail workers of which 1,572 were due to robbery or assaults. Situational Crime Prevention programs to reduce robbery and violent crime have been proven to be successful in reducing robbery and robbery-related injury risk to both employees and customers in retail settings. These programs incorporate a criminological concept called Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) which theorizes that environments can be modified to make potential criminals feel they are being watched, i.e. under surveillance and thus vulnerable, resulting in avoidance of the target by increasing the robber's perception that a robbery is not worth the risk.
NIOSH is conducting an evaluation of the effectiveness of convenience store safety ordinances in Dallas and Houston, Texas. The goals of this research are to 1) determine if the ordinances effectively increase the frequency of implementation of CPTED components in stores and decrease robbery and assaults to workers and customers; 2) determine the benefits to stores from compliance to the city ordinance; 3) determine the process the cities used for ordinance development and their recommendations to other cities, and 4) develop evidence-based recommendations to promote CPTED programs and to aid other cities which are considering safety ordinances for their retail industry.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
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