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environmental design  

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  • Planners, architects, and criminologists are collaborating to prevent crime though the appropriate design of neighborhoods and buildings. The built environment often inadvertently offers opportunities for criminal behavior. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Environmental Design]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/environmental_design

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