SUPPORTING SAFETY THROUGH SOCIAL TERRITORIAL NETWORKS

Martin Steinhauser, Andreas C. Sonnenbichler, Andreas Geyer-Schulz

2011

Abstract

Today, crime and fear of crime are related to a loss of social control in large cities. In combination with the bystander effect, help might not be provided in the case of an emergency. This paper suggests the framework of a Community Watch Service. The conceptional architecture enables citizens to join virtual, territorial communities. Citizens can create their own virtual territories. These territories are linked to software services offering functionality like reporting damage to public property, receiving information from public authorities or organizing help in the neighborhood. The framework aims to improve social control in a positive way and increase public safety in large cities. We demonstrate the Community Watch Service as a prototype which is available for standard web browsers and Android-based mobile phones.

References

  1. Alexander, C., 1979. The Timeless Way of Building, volume 1 of Center for Environmental Structure Series. Oxford University Press, New York.
  2. Alexander, C., 1979. The Timeless Way of Building, volume 1 of Center for Environmental Structure Series. Oxford University Press, New York.
  3. Beckman, L. and Rasmussen, E., 2010. WATCHFIRE: Neighborhood Watch 2.0. InSTEDD, http://www.cmu.edu/silicon-valley/dmi/ workshop/position-paper/beckman-pp.pdf, last accessed: 2010-08-19.
  4. Beckman, L. and Rasmussen, E., 2010. WATCHFIRE: Neighborhood Watch 2.0. InSTEDD, http://www.cmu.edu/silicon-valley/dmi/ workshop/position-paper/beckman-pp.pdf, last accessed: 2010-08-19.
  5. BKA07, 2007. Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2007. Bundeskriminalamt, http://www.bka.de/pks/ pks2007/download/pks-jb_2007_bka.pdf, last accessed: 2010-07-12.
  6. BKA07, 2007. Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2007. Bundeskriminalamt, http://www.bka.de/pks/ pks2007/download/pks-jb_2007_bka.pdf, last accessed: 2010-07-12.
  7. BKA99, 1999. Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 1999. Bundeskriminalamt, http://www.bka.de/pks/pks1999/docs.zip, last accessed: 2010-07-12.
  8. BKA99, 1999. Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 1999. Bundeskriminalamt, http://www.bka.de/pks/pks1999/docs.zip, last accessed: 2010-07-12.
  9. Boers, K., 1991. Kriminalitaetsfurcht: ueber den Entstehungszusammenhang und die Folgen eines sozialen Problems, volume 12 of Hamburger Studien zur Kriminologie. Centaurus-Verlagsgesellschaft, Hamburg.
  10. Boers, K., 1991. Kriminalitaetsfurcht: ueber den Entstehungszusammenhang und die Folgen eines sozialen Problems, volume 12 of Hamburger Studien zur Kriminologie. Centaurus-Verlagsgesellschaft, Hamburg.
  11. BPB10, 2010. Verstaedterung: Stadt- und Landbevoelkerung in absoluten Zahlen und in Prozent der Weltbevoelkerung. Bundeszentrale fuer politische Bildung, http://www.bpb.de/files/HBW2V2.pdf, last accessed: 2010-07-02.
  12. BPB10, 2010. Verstaedterung: Stadt- und Landbevoelkerung in absoluten Zahlen und in Prozent der Weltbevoelkerung. Bundeszentrale fuer politische Bildung, http://www.bpb.de/files/HBW2V2.pdf, last accessed: 2010-07-02.
  13. Brehm, S. S., Kassin, S. M., and Fein, S., 2005. Social psychology. Houghton Mifflin, New York, 6. aufl. edition.
  14. Brehm, S. S., Kassin, S. M., and Fein, S., 2005. Social psychology. Houghton Mifflin, New York, 6. aufl. edition.
  15. Eisner, M., 1997. Das Ende der zivilisierten Stadt? Die Auswirkungen von Modernisierung und urbaner Krise auf Gewaltdelinquenz. Campus-Verl., Frankfurt, New York.
  16. Eisner, M., 1997. Das Ende der zivilisierten Stadt? Die Auswirkungen von Modernisierung und urbaner Krise auf Gewaltdelinquenz. Campus-Verl., Frankfurt, New York.
  17. Fassmann, H., 2009. Stadtgeographie, volume 1 of Allgemeine Stadtgeographie. Westermann, Braunschweig, 2. neubearbeitete aufl. edition.
  18. Fassmann, H., 2009. Stadtgeographie, volume 1 of Allgemeine Stadtgeographie. Westermann, Braunschweig, 2. neubearbeitete aufl. edition.
  19. Floeting, H., 2007. Can Technology Keep Us Safe? New Security Systems, Technological-Organizational Convergence, Developing Urban Security Regimes.
  20. Floeting, H., 2007. Can Technology Keep Us Safe? New Security Systems, Technological-Organizational Convergence, Developing Urban Security Regimes.
  21. Garofalo, J. and McLeod, M., 1989. The structure and operations of neighborhood watch programs in the United States. Crime & Delinquency, 35(3):326.
  22. Garofalo, J. and McLeod, M., 1989. The structure and operations of neighborhood watch programs in the United States. Crime & Delinquency, 35(3):326.
  23. Geyer-Schulz, A., Ovelgoenne, M., and Sonnenbichler, A., 2010. Getting help in a crowd - a social emergency alert service. In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business, Athens, Greece. INSTICC.
  24. Geyer-Schulz, A., Ovelgoenne, M., and Sonnenbichler, A., 2010. Getting help in a crowd - a social emergency alert service. In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business, Athens, Greece. INSTICC.
  25. Groenroos, C., 2007. Service management and marketing: customer management in service competition. Wiley, Chichester, 3. ed. edition.
  26. Groenroos, C., 2007. Service management and marketing: customer management in service competition. Wiley, Chichester, 3. ed. edition.
  27. Hall, P. and Pfeiffer, U., 2000. Urban 21: der Expertenbericht zur Zukunft der Staedte. Menschen, Medien, Maerkte. Dt. Verl.-Anst., Stuttgart.
  28. Hall, P. and Pfeiffer, U., 2000. Urban 21: der Expertenbericht zur Zukunft der Staedte. Menschen, Medien, Maerkte. Dt. Verl.-Anst., Stuttgart.
  29. KAN06, 2006. Durch Messerstiche verletzt. KA-News GmbH, http://www.kanews.de/region/karlsruhe/Durch-Messersticheverletzt;art6066,50552?show=tfr200661-1352K, last accessed: 2010-06-29.
  30. KAN06, 2006. Durch Messerstiche verletzt. KA-News GmbH, http://www.kanews.de/region/karlsruhe/Durch-Messersticheverletzt;art6066,50552?show=tfr200661-1352K, last accessed: 2010-06-29.
  31. Koetzsche, H. and Hamacher, H.-W. (1990). Lehr- und Studienbriefe Kriminalistik, volume 8 of Kriminalistik. Verlage Deutsche Polizeiliteratur, Hilden.
  32. Koetzsche, H. and Hamacher, H.-W. (1990). Lehr- und Studienbriefe Kriminalistik, volume 8 of Kriminalistik. Verlage Deutsche Polizeiliteratur, Hilden.
  33. Latane, B. and Darley, J., 1970. The unresponsive bystander. Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York.
  34. Latane, B. and Darley, J., 1970. The unresponsive bystander. Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York.
  35. Luedemann, C. and Ohlemacher, T., 2002. Soziologie der Kriminalitaet: Theoretische und empirische Perspektiven. Grundlagentexte der Soziologie. Juventa, Weinheim, Muenchen.
  36. Luedemann, C. and Ohlemacher, T., 2002. Soziologie der Kriminalitaet: Theoretische und empirische Perspektiven. Grundlagentexte der Soziologie. Juventa, Weinheim, Muenchen.
  37. Mae10, 2007. 10. eGovernment-Wettbewerb: Buerger machen mit, Maerker Brandenburg. Ministerium des Innern des Landes Brandenburg, http://www.egovernmentwettbewerb.de/praesentationen/2010/maerker_- online.pdf, last accessed: 2010-08-19.
  38. Mae10, 2007. 10. eGovernment-Wettbewerb: Buerger machen mit, Maerker Brandenburg. Ministerium des Innern des Landes Brandenburg, http://www.egovernmentwettbewerb.de/praesentationen/2010/maerker_- online.pdf, last accessed: 2010-08-19.
  39. Oberwittler, D. and Koellisch, T., 2003. Jugendkriminalitaet in Stadt und Land. In Raithel, J. and Mansel, J., editors, Kriminalitaet und Gewalt im Jugendalter: Hell- und Dunkelfeldbefunde im Vergleich, pages 135-161. Juventa, Weinheim, Muenchen.
  40. Oberwittler, D. and Koellisch, T., 2003. Jugendkriminalitaet in Stadt und Land. In Raithel, J. and Mansel, J., editors, Kriminalitaet und Gewalt im Jugendalter: Hell- und Dunkelfeldbefunde im Vergleich, pages 135-161. Juventa, Weinheim, Muenchen.
  41. Ovelgoenne, M., Sonnenbichler, A., and Geyer-Schulz, A., 2010. Social emergency alert service - a LocationBased Privacy-Aware personal safety service. In Proceedings of the 2010 Fourth International Conference on Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies (NGMAST), pages 84-89.
  42. Ovelgoenne, M., Sonnenbichler, A., and Geyer-Schulz, A., 2010. Social emergency alert service - a LocationBased Privacy-Aware personal safety service. In Proceedings of the 2010 Fourth International Conference on Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies (NGMAST), pages 84-89.
  43. Pautasso, C., Zimmermann, O., and Leymann, F., 2008. Restful web services vs. 'big' web services: making the right architectural decision. In WWW 7808: Proceeding of the 17th international conference on World Wide Web, pages 805-814, New York, NY, USA. ACM.
  44. Pautasso, C., Zimmermann, O., and Leymann, F., 2008. Restful web services vs. 'big' web services: making the right architectural decision. In WWW 7808: Proceeding of the 17th international conference on World Wide Web, pages 805-814, New York, NY, USA. ACM.
  45. Schoechlin, J. and Ayasse, F., 2004. 10 Jahre FirstResponder-Teams : Erfahrungen beim DRK Mörsch. Rettungsdienst, 27:230-237.
  46. Schoechlin, J. and Ayasse, F., 2004. 10 Jahre FirstResponder-Teams : Erfahrungen beim DRK Mörsch. Rettungsdienst, 27:230-237.
  47. Simmel, G., 1903. Die Grossstaedte und das Geistesleben. Zahn & Jaensch.
  48. Simmel, G., 1903. Die Grossstaedte und das Geistesleben. Zahn & Jaensch.
  49. Spi07, 2007. Was labert der mich an. Spiegel Online GmbH, http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/ justiz/0,1518,-525153,00.html, last accessed: 2010- 06-29.
  50. Spi07, 2007. Was labert der mich an. Spiegel Online GmbH, http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/ justiz/0,1518,-525153,00.html, last accessed: 2010- 06-29.
  51. Spi07, 2010. Protokoll einer Eskalation. Spiegel Online GmbH, http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d68785414.html, last accessed: 2010-07-12.
  52. Spi07, 2010. Protokoll einer Eskalation. Spiegel Online GmbH, http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d68785414.html, last accessed: 2010-07-12.
  53. Wurtzbacher, J., 2008. Urbane Sicherheit und Partizipation: Stellenwert und Funktion buergerschaftlicher Beteiligung an kommunaler Kriminalpraevention. VS Verlag fuer Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden.
  54. Wurtzbacher, J., 2008. Urbane Sicherheit und Partizipation: Stellenwert und Funktion buergerschaftlicher Beteiligung an kommunaler Kriminalpraevention. VS Verlag fuer Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden.
Download


Paper Citation


in Harvard Style

Steinhauser M., Sonnenbichler A. and Geyer-Schulz A. (2011). SUPPORTING SAFETY THROUGH SOCIAL TERRITORIAL NETWORKS . In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-70-6, pages 91-99. DOI: 10.5220/0003456800910099


in Harvard Style

Steinhauser M., Sonnenbichler A. and Geyer-Schulz A. (2011). SUPPORTING SAFETY THROUGH SOCIAL TERRITORIAL NETWORKS . In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-70-6, pages 91-99. DOI: 10.5220/0003456800910099


in Bibtex Style

@conference{ice-b11,
author={Martin Steinhauser and Andreas C. Sonnenbichler and Andreas Geyer-Schulz},
title={SUPPORTING SAFETY THROUGH SOCIAL TERRITORIAL NETWORKS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={91-99},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003456800910099},
isbn={978-989-8425-70-6},
}


in Bibtex Style

@conference{ice-b11,
author={Martin Steinhauser and Andreas C. Sonnenbichler and Andreas Geyer-Schulz},
title={SUPPORTING SAFETY THROUGH SOCIAL TERRITORIAL NETWORKS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={91-99},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003456800910099},
isbn={978-989-8425-70-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2011)
TI - SUPPORTING SAFETY THROUGH SOCIAL TERRITORIAL NETWORKS
SN - 978-989-8425-70-6
AU - Steinhauser M.
AU - Sonnenbichler A.
AU - Geyer-Schulz A.
PY - 2011
SP - 91
EP - 99
DO - 10.5220/0003456800910099


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2011)
TI - SUPPORTING SAFETY THROUGH SOCIAL TERRITORIAL NETWORKS
SN - 978-989-8425-70-6
AU - Steinhauser M.
AU - Sonnenbichler A.
AU - Geyer-Schulz A.
PY - 2011
SP - 91
EP - 99
DO - 10.5220/0003456800910099