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Owners of lights left on all night, aimed high and glaring into the surroundings, will often bristle when challenged about their quality and usefulness. Even if reassured that you do not actually want them to switch off their lights, they will continue to insist that “we need them on for safety and security.” Tabloid newspapers almost invariably print sensational headlines such as “PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS” and “SWITCH-OFFS – CRIME-WAVE FEARS” when local authorities announce the part-night turning off of selected street lights.
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Mizon, B. (2012). Artificial Lighting and Crime. In: Light Pollution. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3822-9_5
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