Vandalism is the action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property. Vandalism is also considered as the willful or intentional destruction, damage, defacement, or disfigurement of public or private property without the owner’s consent. The term comes from the Vandals, a Germanic group known for sacking Rome in 455 AD. However, the Vandals are remembered in history by destruction which is not typical even for barbarian invasions, and the term “vandalism” was used for all types of destructive and reckless behavior, regardless of perpetrators – this represents unjustifiable destruction. Vandalism is also “a form of bullying and aggression directed at destroying different material of social values, while in the original sense it implies damage to and destruction of artistic, cultural and historical values. Through vandalism, underage persons express their attitude towards society, always conveying a message through “what” they destroy and “how” they destroy – as a rule, these are invariably values not accessible to everyone. Vandalism tends to imply the brutish and destructive behavior of the young, which is manifested in different modalities of mass violence at sports events, demonstrations, rock and pop concerts. This paper looks into the issue of vandalism, its causes, history, prevention, and the overall cost to society and humanity.
Vandalism, public and private property, brutish/destructive behavior of the youth, mass violence, monuments, recreation, tourism, cultural heritage, social order, legal penalties, community engagement, surveillance.
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