Editing Palisade (section)

== Modern uses ==
In areas with extremely high rates of violent crime and property theft, a common means to prevent crime is for residential houses to be protected by perimeter defenses such as ornamental iron bars, brick walls, steel palisade fences, wooden palisade fences and electrified palisade fences ([[guard rail|railings]]).  The [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality|City of Johannesburg]] promotes the use of palisade fencing over opaque, usually brick, walls, as criminals cannot hide as easily behind the fence.  Its manual on safety includes guidance, such as avoiding having vegetation alongside the fence, as this allows criminals to make an unseen breach.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.joburg-archive.co.za/2008/pdfs/cptedbooklet.pdf |title = Manual on safety |access-date = 2010-04-19 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110720105607/http://www.joburg-archive.co.za/2008/pdfs/cptedbooklet.pdf |archive-date = 2011-07-20 }}</ref>