Initial Selective Clearing for Transmission Lines

Abstract

Clark, R.N. 1976. Control of vandalism in recreation areas—fact, fiction or folklore? USDA Forest Service Tech. Report PSW-17. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art of knowledge of vandalism in recreation areas and how it can be controlled. Selected literature on this topic is evaluated for practical implications, and procedures for controlling vandalism in recreation areas are described. Prevention programs should focus on the various social, political, and physical-environmental factors to reduce vandalistic behavior and increase antivandalistic behavior. We know little about how all the possible controlling factors interact, and research is necessary to identify the important factors and evaluate their relative advantages and disadvantages in a variety of conditions. The vandalism problem should not be considered separately from other depreciative behaviors such as nuisance behavior, rule violation, and littering. The causes for and solutions to these other problems may hold important clues for reducing vandalism.