| Title |
‘Cycle Thieves, We Are Watching You’: Impact of a Simple Signage Intervention against Bicycle Theft
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0051738 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Daniel Nettle, Kenneth Nott, Melissa Bateson |
| Abstract |
Bicycle theft is a serious problem in many countries, and there is a lack of evidence concerning effective prevention strategies. Displaying images of 'watching eyes' has been shown to make people behave in more socially desirable ways in a number of settings, but it is not yet clear if this effect can be exploited for purposes of crime prevention. We report the results of a simple intervention on a university campus where signs featuring watching eyes and a related verbal message were displayed above bicycle racks. |
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| Japan | 15 | 10% |
| United States | 14 | 9% |
| India | 6 | 4% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Norway | 2 | 1% |
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| Malta | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 9 | 6% |
| Unknown | 71 | 48% |
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| Members of the public | 116 | 78% |
| Scientists | 25 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
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| Hungary | 2 | <1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Romania | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 231 | 93% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 39 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 38 | 15% |
| Researcher | 27 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 17 | 7% |
| Other | 44 | 18% |
| Unknown | 41 | 16% |
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| Social Sciences | 33 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 12 | 5% |
| Engineering | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 40 | 16% |
| Unknown | 56 | 22% |