This research investigated levels of awareness of design companies and design schools in Australia of Designing Out Crime in the product design process. It was conducted by members of the Design Out Crime Research Centre, a collaborative venture between members of Curtin University of Technology and Edith Cowan University.As part of this project, the authors also organised the 2008 inaugural national Design Out Crime Awards and exhibition to showcase the winning entries and international product designs developed to reduce opportunities for crime.The research project and the Design Out Crime Awards competition and exhibition were jointly funded by the Office of Crime Prevention and Curtin University of Technology.
The authors wish to thank Mr Mike Coe, Executive Manager of the Designing Out Crime Unit at the Office of Crime Prevention (OCP2) in Western Australia for his support throughout this project and for presenting the prize money and awards to the entrants. The authors also wish to thank the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Curtin University of Technology, Professor David Wood for convening the exhibition and awards ceremony, and Lee Ingram of Curtin University’s School of Design & Art, for producing the graphic designs for the poster presentations.
The report is available from www.designoutcrime.org/publications/DOC-Product DesignReport.pdf
