Links to other sites
Design & Research
www.bre.co.uk
The Building Research Establishment is a testing and research centre for the construction industry. In addition to expertise in fire, safety and security, work has been undertaken, in conjunction with the ODPM, to evaluate Secured by Design in public sector housing. For the Loss Prevention Certification Board visit www.brecertification.co.uk
www.foresight.gov.uk
The Foresight Panel considers likely developments in science, technology and society over the next 20 years to identify how these will impact on crime and how product design could reduce the risks.
www.research.linst.ac.uk/dac
The London Institute and Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design have design-against-crime projects, including the targeting of "HOT" (most stolen) products.
www.designagainstcrime.org.uk
The Design Policy Partnership is a research-based initiative formed by the University of Salford and Sheffield Hallam University.
www.rudi.net
The Resource for Urban Design Information is located at Oxford Brookes University and provides high quality content on best practice, and also a gateway to urban design, organisations, practices and resources which are available on the net.
www.designcouncil.org.uk
The Design Council seeks to inspire and enable the use of design to improve prosperity and well-being. This includes the reduction of crime through design.