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March, 1982 ,. 1\ 2 5 11111 . 11.0 2.2 111.1 [lJfkI 111111.8 11111~·25 11!1I1.4 111111.6 ,I' .( : \ MICROCOPY RESOLUTION tEST CHART NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS-1963-A I, Microfilming procedures used to crecte this fiche comply with the standards set forth in 41 CFR 101-11.504. Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the author(s) and do not represent the official o position or policies of the U. S. Departm€nt of Justice. '. :, 't, "J Spol}sored By: National Institute of Justice Ii ff _ United States Department of Justice Extension Division, Cl~D Programs, Virginia Tech .... '1', Washingto,ra. D. C. 20531 .1 Southern Ruraf'TIevelopment Center i) , Virginia Division of Justice and Crime Prevention l '. ':1;, ~)'~~l~}\' .. American Association of Retired Persons " ,! ;/ (71 «( (\ ," 11 P. ~".,,-.J J ,,' 1:0 • ,. • I. t", III III t'IIW1IIRl!l;r t II I :ttl "!lIUJln.IiI'IIII:!). JI 1l1li11 •• 111$1] H... 1i I"Rllln J I U all.' :,' , cd SELECTED PROCEEDINGS-J '. Vandalis~revention Workshop March 16 - 18, 19. j Virginia Beach, Virginia FOREWORD /1 This publication represeY{ts the time and resources cf its four sponsors; American Association of Retired Persons, Virginia Division of~Justice and Crime Prevention,' Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC), and the Cooperative Extension Service, VPI&SU. These sponsors in concert with the SRDC, Rural and Agricultural Crime Network has as its ultimate objective the provision of materials useful to educators, researchers, action agencies, and lay citizens' grQUps in relation to the subject of crime prevention: :rhe Rural and Agricultural Crime Network is only one of many networks established Edited h:v: by the SRDC to inventory the current state of knowledge in high priority areas. of rural development. These networks are designed to provide information and assistance to ~~. Douglas McAlister extension and research staffs through the south as they respond to needs in local Community Development Specialist and Associate Professor communities. !I ,Extension Division, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 0'.l il and U.S. Department of Justice Center Associate, Southern Rural Development Center National Institute of Justl::e Mississippi State University This dgcument has been reproduced exactly as received from the pers?n 'or organization originating It. Points of view or opinions stated In thiS document are thoee of the authors ar:d do not necessarily represent the official position or pOlicies of the National Institute of Justlcf,. Permission to reprodL1~e this copyrighted material has been granted by Southern Rural Development Center to tt,e National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Further reprodUction outside of the NCJRS s}'stem requires permls. sian of the copyright owner. i; This proceedings is the product of the Southern Rural Development Center,Rural and Agricultlual Crime Virginia Coqperative Extension Service programs, act.ivities and employment opportunities are availa'l:lle to all people re~ardless of race, 1 Network, with chairmanship at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. A contractural' agreement " color, religion, sex, age, national origin, handicap, or political affiliation. An'equal opportunity/afflrmatlye action employer. between the SIlDC, VPI&SU, Cooperative Extension Service and the Extension Service of the U.S. Department \ Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30,1914, IJnd September 30,1977, In cooperation with the of Agriculture provided support for this participation and cooperation. !J U. S. Department af Agriculture. Mitchell R. Geasler, ,Interim Dean, Extension Division Cooperative Extension Service Virginia ~ Polytechnic Institute and Slate University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061; M. C. Harding, Sr.: Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, /) . , Ii , Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia 23803. ". SRDC Publication CPN·El (! \\ " .------....-----~----' .. - ••••• - .. ,-'" .• h· ..•• ...···----:- _______.,... " ...... '_r ...,1 ~l"".--I!iMII_ ... IIIII .... I!II!lMIIII!.iIIIIll!lllrl .. ~"' ••W/llll ••• :•••• n... lIIJllllu .... IJO!$ ...11 •• ";''1, ... ',<101"" ( PREFACE On March 16 - 18~ 1982, a Vandalism Prevention Workshop was conducted at the Holiday Inn, On the Ocean, Virgini.a Beach, Virginia. The workshop was co-sponsored by the Extension DivisiOn, CRD Programs, Virginia Poly technic Institute and State University; Southern Rural Development C~nter; Virginia Division of Justice and Crime Prevention; and the American Asso ciation of Retired Persons. The presentations and objectives of this program were designed 1:0 provide workshop participants with educational materials to assist them in their vandalism prevention efforts. In addition, the program conducted accomplished: 1. A strengthening of participants ability to plan, implement, and evaluate relevant vandalism prevention programs with available ,- , ! resources. 2. An improvement and strengthening of participants understanding of the mag"itude of vandalism and presentations of successful programd for the development of strategies and improvement recommendat~~5ms. Acknowledgement and appreciation is expressed for the fine efforts of all who contributed as heavily of the,ir time, energy, and skills." All con ') I( not be listed, and presenters are identified with their papers. Thanks are however, expressed to Mury Campbell, Peggy Huffman, Mar'i'e Hensley, Lynne c Harris, and Delbert O'Meara for their implementation of the technical aspects of the conference and ~~bCe~dings. Finally, th~.editor owes a great - r-;:r-)) I::: ii 1 deal of thanks to Harold Wright of the Virginia Division of Justice and ~ Crime Prevention for his leadership and perspective on criminal justice !~ \ '~ needs. The following action papers are presented to you as aids, or working '<II thoughts, more than just professionally written pieces as mig~t be found 11\ in a journal or textbook. The intent of the papers is to provide informa tion and address the previously stated objectives. Only minor editorial work was made to presented documents. It is hoped that these proceedings will provide a valuable background and be an information resource to individuals involved with vandalism prevention efforts. iii o ------~-----------_/) NCJRS. TABLE OF CONTENTS r- ..~CQUISITIONS Welcome - The Honorable Harold Heischober Purpose and Keynote Speaker - The Honorable Joe Canada, Jr. 2 Vandalism: The Multi-Million Dollar Tragedy - William W. Linder ..•.......•... 8 Vandalism: A Costly and Nagging Nuisance - Albert W. Coates, Jr. 15 Magnitude of Vandalism - Harry C. Mayo, Jr. 21 Magnitude of Vandalism: Goverrlment - Jay A. Carey · 25 Magnitude of Vandalism: Private Business - W. W, Atwood and Ed Larsen ....... 37 (' Magnitude of Vandalism: Industry - Paul D. Ross and Lynne Harris ........ 41 Magnitude of Vandalism: Risk Bearn,r'.s View David Bisnop · 45 ~~ra1 Vandalism - G. Howard Phillips .~~f~ · 48 Framework fGr Sma1l Group Workshops - O. W. Cundiff · 63 Vandalism: Media Techniques - Mary Beth Wilson 70 o Lexington Kentucky Vandalism Program (VAP) - John Thornburg . ............ 73 Pri~ce William County Police Department ~. Roger D. Barton 78 Vandalism Resources - Patrick D. Harris. .. • 79 Older Victims of Vandalism - Mrs. Lee Pearson. · 85 ..?-= Crime Prevention - Franklin E. White 90 " S lI:nma ry . · 94 Apend'j ces . · 96 Appendix A - Workshop Program 96 c v Preceding page blank : ~~~~~-~~------------" .. ---.---~ .. ,; I Appendix B - Workshop Participants ..... ,. 100 Appendix C - Materials Presented by Mary Beth Wilson 107 WELCOME Appendix 0 - Materials Presented by John Thornbutg <'~:' 119 The Honorable Harold Heischober Appendix E - Materials Presented by Patrick D. Harris . 134 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure for me to be here. I would like to say that the subject matter that you folks are going to be talking about in the next two to three days certainly is one that I know to be an extremely important matter. It is a problem that a~l of us have to I pay for in one way or another. I am an automobile dealer and r have been in the business, in one way or another" for 36 years. I can tell you that in my business vandalism is I a tremendous problem. Last year, counting the deductibles because of the insurance policy as it is written, my exposure to and payment for the prob lem of vandalism reached almost $5,000. As a result, I put up a sizeable fence that cost over $6,000 and now it seems that because of the frustration of vandals not being able to get to the automobiles, they are throwing rocks // and cinder blocks over the fence and shooting out windshields. So I still have the problem after the investment in a

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