title: Doorstep: A doorbell security system for the prevention of doorstep crime.
abstract: Safety and security rank highly in the priorities of older people on both an individual and policy level. Older people are commonly targeted as victims of doorstep crime, as they can be perceived as being vulnerable. As a result, this can have a major effect on the victim's health and wellbeing. There have been numerous prevention strategies implemented in an attempt to combat and reduce the number of doorstep crimes. There is, however, little information available detailing the effectiveness of these strategies and how they impact on the fear of crime, particularly with repeat victims. There is therefore clear merit in the creation and piloting of a technology based solution to combat doorstep crime. This paper presents a developed solution to provide increased security for older people within their home.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ennis
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cleland
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Chris D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cruciani
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paggetti
authors.forename: Gareth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005239:Fear; D016852:Housing for the Elderly; D006801:Humans; D063731:Mobile Applications; D012449:Safety; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface