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Creators:
Harris, Gary
Corporate Creators:
Iowa. Dept. of Transportation
Corporate Contributors:
Iowa State University
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Property Crimes Signs Vandalism
Publication/ Report Number:
HR-246
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Iowa
Edition:
Final report; June 1982-June 1992.
Corporate Publisher:
Iowa. Dept. of Transportation. Highway Division
Abstract:
Sign vandalism has traditionally been a vexing problem for Iowa counties.

The extent of the cost and incidence of these acts have never been fully

ascertained, but a 1990 survey indicated that they cost Iowa counties more

than 1.5 million dollars annually. In 1990, the Iowa Legislature

recognized the seriousness of the problem and strengthened the existing

sign vandalism law by increasing the penalty for illegal possession of a

traffic control device from a simple to a serious misdemeanor. However,

the courts must be willing to prosecute vandals to the magnitude provided

in the Iowa Code. An educational campaign begun in 1987 involving over

200 Iowa school districts to educate students on the seriousness of the

problem evidently did not have the effect of dramatically reducing the

overall cost of sign vandalism in Iowa. This study sought to define the

scope of the problem and possibly offer some effective countermeasures to

combat sign vandalism and theft in Iowa.


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Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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