Tagging and Graffiti - Victoria University of Wellington
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 />
no clear pattern in terms <strong>of</strong> gender or ethnic differences in attitudes toward factors that<br />
might lead respondents to stop writing graffiti.<br />
Table 14: Reasons to stop graffiti, by age (number <strong>and</strong> percentages)<br />
Being caught Being Friends’ Family Removal None <strong>of</strong> these<br />
apprehended<br />
by police<br />
disapproval disapproval<br />
% n % n % n % n % n % n<br />
All<br />
respondents<br />
7.8 24 22.5 69 7.2 22 7.5 23 3.6 11 51.5 158<br />
Under 14 0.0 0 16.7 1 16.7 1 16.7 1 0.0 0 50.0 3<br />
14-16 8.7 6 15.9 11 14.5 10 8.7 6 4.3 3 47.8 33<br />
17-19 7.3 8 29.4 32 5.5 6 10.1 11 3.7 4 44.0 48<br />
20-21 20.0 5 16.0 4 0.0 0 8.0 2 0.0 0 56.0 14<br />
22-23 0.0 0 21.1 4 5.3 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 73.7 14<br />
24-25 7.7 1 30.8 4 0.0 0 0.0 0 7.7 1 53.8 7<br />
Over 25 0.0 0 29.2 7 4.2 1 4.2 1 4.2 1 58.3 14<br />
Over 30 6.7 1 26.7 4 6.7 1 6.7 1 0.0 0 53.3 8<br />
Over 40 0.0 0 50.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 50.0 1<br />
Have written 7.3 18 21.4 53 7.3 18 6.9 17 3.6 9 53.6 133<br />
Have<br />
‘sometimes’<br />
written<br />
10.2 6 27.1 16 6.8 4 10.2 6 3.4 2 42.4 25<br />
Table 14 also indicates that those who have written graffiti were less likely to agree that<br />
being apprehended would stop people writing graffiti, whereas those who had ‘sometimes’<br />
written graffiti were more likely to suggest that this would cause people to desist.<br />
All respondents, whether they wrote graffiti or not, were asked to rank a similar list <strong>of</strong><br />
reasons why those who participate might stop doing graffiti on a scale <strong>of</strong> 1 to 5 (where 1 is<br />
the most effective <strong>and</strong> 5 the least effective). Table 15 shows the average rating from all<br />
respondents: the lower the average rating the more effective the item was rated. As was<br />
found in relation to perceived reasons for personal desistance, the quick removal <strong>of</strong> graffiti<br />
was rated as a relatively ineffective means to stop people writing.<br />
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