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Zenith 2016

Research Paper Presented in The 6th Academic Forum of

Special Purpose High Schools in Incheon [2016. 12. 19]

Research of

How Color of Environmental Design

Reduces Social Crimes in Local Danger Zones

Bomi Seo (2-2)
Ji-eun Pyeon (2-9)

ABSTRACT In this paper, we conducted various surveys to
get results as accurate as possible for studying not
There have been various research papers and only the positive color component on mentality of
studies showing how color influences human people but also for observing the response of people.
mentality and attempts to employ colors to change One of them was posting a colorful art work in a
people’s mind. We focused on the relationship classroom as an example of environmental changes
between color and psychology in people and how in a familiar place to gather opinions about how
it reduces crimes and prevent potential violence in respondents (students of the classroom) felt.
local criminal zones. In conclusion, people feel comfortable when they
It was hard for us to find a specific and direct see bright and high level of chroma color based

connection between environmental design changes on white. Moreover people can get revitalized and
and decreases social crimes through this short- feel at ease when their surrounding environment
term research program. A lot of non-governmental is decorated with a colorful art work more so than
organizations across the world have carried out just with a monotone picture. We found out various
various designs to try and reduce in the incidental methods that people could employ due to the results
crimes and the fear that arises from them. Painting of this research. Especially in terms of governmental
walls in bright color has been used as one of these efforts to prevent crimes, using the positive effects
organizations methods and at this point we wonder of installing visual and colorful facilities would draw
whether substantive effects of colors on human more stability and more morality in its citizens,
emotions exists or not. affecting people to stop committing crimes.

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