IntroductionA literature review is a study written by someone on a specific topic by researching available relevant literature and interpreting it (Aveyard, 2010). A research question is developed and, using relevant literature, the question is analyzed in detail (Aveyard, 2010). The literature review is important because it provides a shorter version of all relevant literature on the chosen topic, so that the reader does not have to access the number of literatures used (Aveyard, 2010). The writer will conduct a literature review on the following hypotheses: Is urban art reducing illegal graffiti at Albion Station, the research question follows: Is urban art at Albion Station reducing illegal graffiti? In the context of the location of this research is Albion, which falls within Brimbank Borough Council. The writer will approach this literature review by exposing themes and addressing them in relation to the research question. The literature review will begin by providing a history about graffiti and what it is, the types of graffiti and why people do it, followed by different theories behind it. What is graffiti? Graffiti can mean many different things to people, some people may see it as a form of art and expression while others may see it as a form of vandalism (Morgan & Louis, 2009). To help fully define what graffiti is, we would look at the legislation. Section 3 of the Graffiti Prevention Act (2007) states that Tagging graffiti means to write, draw, mark, scratch or otherwise deface property by any means so that the defacement is not easily removable by wiping with a dry cloth. It is also defined as marking other people's property without their consent. In Australia graffiti is illegal…in the middle of paper…it happens (Taylor & Marais, 2009). This method can be affective if other graffers respect the skills of the work done by the mural artist (Taylor & Marais, 2009). People may avoid the mural but then find other places to place their labels (Taylor & Marais, 2009). The writer will do a search like the one done in New South Wales at Albion station, this search may result in the same or similar results. Conclusion the literature review had provided the current literature in relation to the topics of the research question. From the literature analysis it is clear that urban art is completely different from tagging and is more accepted by the community. It is the intention of the observational research to support or disprove the hypotheses set out: Urban Art is reducing illegal graffiti at Albion station this will be the subject of the observational research being conducted.