Start Date
12-13-2015
Description
Crime prevention is one of the major challenges of modern society which can be addressed by IS. Yet, research in the direction of design principles, perception and implications of crime prevention IS is limited. In this paper we design and evaluate a system to support individuals in increasing their safety. We build upon concepts shown to be effective for crime prevention from several literature streams, deriving six main design principles: (1) information provision, (2) community involvement, (3) preventive tips provision, (4) targeted notifications, (5) gamification and (6) social media integration. We evaluate the proposed system from three perspectives: (1) effect of dissemination of crime information over fear of crime, (2) technology acceptance and its relation to fear of crime, and (3) usage motivations. Our results indicate that the proposed system does not increase the fear of crime. Instead, it holds a potential to motivate its users to undertake preventive measures.
Recommended Citation
Pletikosa Cvijikj, Irena; Kadar, Cristina; Ivan, Bogdan; and Te, Funk, "Prevention or Panic: Design and Evaluation of a Crime Prevention IS" (2015). ICIS 2015 Proceedings. 10.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2015/proceedings/Sustainability/10
Prevention or Panic: Design and Evaluation of a Crime Prevention IS
Crime prevention is one of the major challenges of modern society which can be addressed by IS. Yet, research in the direction of design principles, perception and implications of crime prevention IS is limited. In this paper we design and evaluate a system to support individuals in increasing their safety. We build upon concepts shown to be effective for crime prevention from several literature streams, deriving six main design principles: (1) information provision, (2) community involvement, (3) preventive tips provision, (4) targeted notifications, (5) gamification and (6) social media integration. We evaluate the proposed system from three perspectives: (1) effect of dissemination of crime information over fear of crime, (2) technology acceptance and its relation to fear of crime, and (3) usage motivations. Our results indicate that the proposed system does not increase the fear of crime. Instead, it holds a potential to motivate its users to undertake preventive measures.