Built Environment Professionals Awareness Towards Crime Prevention Criteria In Malaysian Housing Development

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Ilias Said , et. al.

Abstract

The crime rates increase yearly concurrent with the growth of the Malaysian population. Without considering the comfortable and safe environment during the pre-development stage, housing development will increase the Malaysian crime rate. The built environment professionals know well the crime prevention criteria that should consider by housing developers. This paper examines the relationship between crime prevention criteria and awareness of built environment professionals in Malaysian housing development. The crime prevention criteria are layout design, building design, parking, access and walkways, landscape and urban design elements, lighting, safety equipment, management and maintenance, community and occupant attitude. The data collection chose quantitative methodology. In total, 191 built environment professionals working with developers registered under the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association of Malaysia (REHDA) were involved in this study. In total, the further analysis used 191 sets of questionnaires. This study's main findings are the lighting and occupant attitude significantly contribute to crime prevention that built environment professionals considered to implement in Malaysian housing.

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et. al., I. S. ,. (2021). Built Environment Professionals Awareness Towards Crime Prevention Criteria In Malaysian Housing Development. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT), 12(4), 370–376. Retrieved from https://turcomat.org/index.php/turkbilmat/article/view/516
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