Police Station Façades
Demography-linked responses
Judicial Space/Prison
Needed In-Courthouse Spaces
Respite areas for crime survivors
Even In Prisons . . . . (05-26-21)
The Moran-lead team links at-work greenspace and positive health outcomes, even for prison employees. The researchers determined that “prisons with a higher proportion of natural vegetation within their perimeter have lower levels of staff sickness absence. . . . Econometric estimations presented in the paper confirm lower levels of staff sick-leave in prisons with more greenspace.
Prison Green Space
Plants a plus
Designing Prisons
Research to inform design that supports rehabilitation
Benefits of Nature Videos (09-06-17)
Nadkarni and her colleagues confirmed the value of watching nature videos, even in challenging environments.
Courtroom Design Implications (06-02-17)
McKimmie and his colleagues probed how courtroom design influences opinions of defendants.
Courthouse Design Case Study (07-17-15)
On its website (address below) the Center for Active Design shares a case study focused on the active design components of the Superior Court of California, San Benito County in Hollister, CA.
Prison Design
Designing to smooth prisoner/guard interactions.
Hiding Stress: A Good Idea (05-02-14)
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences and the Technische Universität Dresden have studied stress and reached the conclusion that “stress is contagious.”
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