Tagging and Graffiti - Victoria University of Wellington
Tagging and Graffiti - Victoria University of Wellington
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<strong>Tagging</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Graffiti</strong>: attitudes <strong>and</strong> experiences <strong>of</strong> New Zeal<strong>and</strong>ers<br />
Figure 3: Reason to stop graffiti, by form <strong>of</strong> graffiti (percentage)<br />
Stylised w riting<br />
<strong>Tagging</strong><br />
53.3%<br />
46.9%<br />
10.0%<br />
23.3%<br />
13.3%<br />
.0% .0%<br />
10.2%<br />
14.3%<br />
6.1%<br />
4.1%<br />
18.4%<br />
Being caught<br />
Being<br />
apprehended<br />
by police<br />
If my friends<br />
did not like<br />
what I was<br />
doing<br />
If the graffiti<br />
was removed<br />
soon after I<br />
did it<br />
if my family<br />
disapproved<br />
None <strong>of</strong><br />
these<br />
V<strong>and</strong>alism<br />
50.0%<br />
25.0%<br />
12.5% 12.5%<br />
.0% .0%<br />
Being caught<br />
Being<br />
apprehended<br />
by police<br />
If my friends<br />
did not like<br />
what I was<br />
doing<br />
If the graffiti<br />
was removed<br />
soon after I<br />
did it<br />
if my family<br />
disapproved<br />
None <strong>of</strong><br />
these<br />
<strong>Graffiti</strong> art<br />
50.6%<br />
19.5%<br />
3.9%<br />
10.4% 10.4%<br />
5.2%<br />
Being caught<br />
Being<br />
apprehended<br />
by police<br />
If my friends<br />
did not like<br />
what I was<br />
doing<br />
If the graffiti<br />
was removed<br />
soon after I<br />
did it<br />
if my family<br />
disapproved<br />
None <strong>of</strong><br />
these<br />
Being caught<br />
Being<br />
apprehended<br />
by police<br />
If my friends<br />
did not like<br />
what I was<br />
doing<br />
If the graffiti<br />
was removed<br />
soon after I<br />
did it<br />
if my family<br />
disapproved<br />
None <strong>of</strong><br />
these<br />
Political expression<br />
64.3%<br />
.0%<br />
14.3% 14.3%<br />
.0%<br />
7.1%<br />
Being caught<br />
Being<br />
apprehended<br />
by police<br />
If my friends<br />
did not like<br />
what I was<br />
doing<br />
If the graffiti<br />
was removed<br />
soon after I<br />
did it<br />
if my family<br />
disapproved<br />
None <strong>of</strong><br />
these<br />
None <strong>of</strong> these<br />
62.5%<br />
8.3%<br />
12.5% 12.5%<br />
.0%<br />
4.2%<br />
Being caught<br />
Being<br />
apprehended<br />
by police<br />
If my friends<br />
did not like<br />
what I was<br />
doing<br />
If the graffiti<br />
was removed<br />
soon after I<br />
did it<br />
if my family<br />
disapproved<br />
None <strong>of</strong><br />
these<br />
Table 14 shows that possible reasons for stopping graffiti varied according to age. The<br />
findings indicate that peer <strong>and</strong> family pressure may become less <strong>of</strong> an influence on<br />
desistance decisions as respondents got older, although the small number <strong>of</strong> older<br />
respondents means that this must be regarded as highly tentative. For all groups, the most<br />
common response was to select ‘none <strong>of</strong> these’, although younger participants chose this to a<br />
lesser extent than their older counterparts: those aged 22-23 years were most likely to report<br />
that none <strong>of</strong> the factors listed would cause them to stop writing graffiti. The data suggested<br />
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