Exploring Community Security Interventions Using Design Thinking Approach

Ginn  Assibey Bonsu; Abena Korang Abaitey; Alettia V. Chisin

dc.contributor.author	Ginn Assibey Bonsu
dc.contributor.author	Abena Korang Abaitey
dc.contributor.author	Alettia V. Chisin
dc.date.accessioned	2009-10-24T00:08:42Z
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-16T07:04:14Z
dc.date.available	2009-10-24T00:08:42Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-16T07:04:14Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.identifier.issn	132
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/774
dc.description.abstract	This study uses design thinking to explore the creation and usage of community security intervention tools. Four com- munities in the Asokore Mampong Municipality in Ghana were selected purposively for the study. Data were gathered through focus group discussions and interviews using the design thinking approach. The findings of the study revealed that design thinking is an appropriate tool for in-depth data gathering. On the security level, it was revealed that neighbor- hood watch-dog and volunteer groups were the two major crime prevention tools used in the communities	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	CSUC	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Journal of Applied Security Research	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	132;
dc.subject	Community security; watch-dog; volunteer; design thinking	en_US
dc.title	Exploring Community Security Interventions Using Design Thinking Approach	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US