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There is a substantial body of research that examines Graffiti, the causes and the impact on businesses and communities. Within the UK, a creditable source is the Department For Transport's website ,(http://www.dft.gov.uk ). Graffiti has an economic effect on the communities that allow it to proliferate. Businesses suffer from a drop in sales because customers, suppliers, staff and prospective recruits are reluctant to come into areas where they see evidence of crime. Property owners find it harder to sell and rent property and potential buyers and renters go elsewhere for what appears to be a safer neighborhood. The reasons for graffiti varies between local areas but three common types are: |
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Tagger Graffiti - This is committed by individuals and groups, normally minors, to establishing identity and gain recognition among their peers, generally other taggers. Putting their tag names up in highly visible areas or dangerous places increases the recognition, or "fame" value of the effort. |
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Gang Graffiti - This is perpetrated by members of street gangs to state their credentials to other gangs in a specific neighborhood, or "turf." |
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Hate Crime Graffiti - This is motivated by personal or group prejudice, hatred, dispute, racial or religious discrimination, and is less common. |
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Taggers use nicknames, typicaly four to six letters such as "Tyke," "Pazz," "Drim" etc. Numbers can be used like "731" and "502." The size and number of displays in which the tag appears measures the prestige of the individual tagger. Taggers usually associate with other taggers in groups called crews. Crews usually adopt a name comprising two or three words, like "Clever Writing Kings," "Artists Causing Hype", "Phantoms Causing Krime" and write their crew name initials like "CWK," "ACH," or "PCK". Crew names can also be in the form of numbers such as, "OPU" or "Oxnard Piecers Unite" can be "678K." The numbers 678 correspond with the letters OPU on a telephone. The K is for crew or "krew" which is often misspelled. A tagger can have two nicknames and may belong to several tagging crews at once. There may be several tag names and/or crew names put up by the taggers on the same incident. Tagger crews, unlike gangs, are usually not territorial. Due to the danger of being observed or arrested, most individual taggers apply their trade in between midnight and dawn. Of special interest to taggers are billboards or tops of areas of high buildings where their tag can be seen for a long distance. Removal is difficult in these locations and the tags are likely to stay up for a long time, becoming "landmarks". Tagger graffiti is increasing at an alarming rate. It is appearing in even the most affluent neighborhoods & business districts. Taggers are becoming more aggressive and see areas that are monitored by police and private security as challenges. Millions of dollars in property damage caused by graffiti represent a tremendous burden on property owners & business owners. The sad fact is that most of these crimes are unreported and citizens are reluctant to get involved.
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| The Broken Window Theory - the appearance of Graffiti results in more Graffiti | ||
| The 'broken windows' theory, developed in the United States, proposes that if a broken window is left and not repaired, other windows will soon be broken. The message this gives to both offenders and residents is that no one cares. Consequently offenders are not deterred from committing similar acts again, and a perceived rise in crime becomes a reality. | ||
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