Understanding CPTED and Situational Crime Prevention

Atlas, Randy; Sorensen, Severin; Hayes, John

doi:10.1201/9781420068085.ch6

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“…It is evident in South America (e.g., Chile, Honduras, Brazil, and San Salvador) and in South Africa and parts of Asia (e.g., Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Iran). Consequently, in the twenty-first century, there is now a plethora of policy guidance and standards, which operationalize CPTED as part of codes and standards (Atlas 2008, 2013; Ekblom et al 2013; Cozens 2014). There are also CPTED standards for US Federal Facilities and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Atlas 2013).…”

Section: Origins History and Development Of Cptedmentioning

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A Review and Current Status of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)

Cozens

Love²

2015

Journal of Planning Literature

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This article reviews the current status of the concept of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). It provides an overview of its history and origins and defines how it is commonly understood and conceptualized. Globally, CPTED is an increasingly popular crime prevention strategy supported by governments all over Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as in Asia and South Africa. This review inspects some of the evidence associated with CPTED and provides a detailed overview of the main criticisms facing this field.

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Section: Origins History and Development Of Cptedmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review and Current Status of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)

Cozens

Love²

2015

Journal of Planning Literature

263

231

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“…Improper lighting will influence natural surveillance. For instance, the research carried out by Atlas (2008) demonstrated that outdoor lighting shall avoid flare and light interference, as flare will impede observation while light interference will weaken surveillance over streets because residents tend to draw their curtains to avoid interference. A conclusion can be drawn from the findings above that lighting will affect observation in the streets.…”

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Review of Empirical Studies on Relationship between Street Environment and Crime

Mao

Yin

Zeng

et al. 2021

Journal of Planning Literature

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Creating a safe street environment is the primary goal for urban planners and urban designers. However, the existing research findings on the relationship between street environment and criminal behavior are various and contradictory, which brings confusion to the practice of urban planning and design. This article reviews literature on crime prevention through street environmental design on three spatial levels—street networks, paths, and nodes. This article also explores the causes of diversity and contradiction in the existing conclusions. Finally, limitations of the existing research, directions of optimization, and further studies in this field are put forward.

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“…Australia's current counterterrorism guidelines focus on securing crowded places, and universities are considered in this category, especially during special events like open days. 1 While the application of the guidelines to a particular site is informed by criteria set out in [6], the strategies adopted in specific cases-including the extent to which "openness-friendly" measures are adopted-rely on relevant design stakeholder engagement. The outcome of the literature review on safety-oriented design in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States 2 is that two broad approaches to securing public spaces can be identified: enclosing and layering.…”

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“…alarms, gates, and locks). It is important to note that this method can be applied not only to new design projects but also retroactively for existing sites [1]. The CPTED establishes a framework for assessing a program or building, aiming to consider and classify assets, threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures, working to establish the security needs and requirements of a site.…”

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“…The CPTED establishes a framework for assessing a program or building, aiming to consider and classify assets, threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures, working to establish the security needs and requirements of a site. Through this site assessment, architects and designers should be able to follow guidelines that ensure the safety of clients and users from a range of security threats, from basic petty crime to more extreme terrorist attacks [1].…”

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A GIS-Based Risk and Safety Analysis of Entrance Areas in Educational Buildings Based on Students’ Experience

Shirowzhan¹,

Kimmel²,

Mojtahedi³

et al. 2020

Smart Cities and Construction Technologies

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The architecture of educational buildings is required to meet the contemporary needs and follow regulations concerning safety issues in an intelligent, resilient, and systematic manner. However, the current literature generally neglects to identify geo-referenced risks within GIS environment based on the users' perceptions of educational environments. This research aims to present a newly formulated risk evaluation criteria for assessing the spaces within and outside educational buildings. This chapter investigates students' experience of using different micro-spaces, architects' predesign assumptions and expectations of the spaces, and post-design assessment of the spaces. Two case studies of educational spaces within University of New South Wales campus in Kensington, Sydney was selected, and the questionnaire method was employed to collect data from students, who routinely use the selected areas. By comparing the results of the two buildings and mapping them in GIS, it is suggested that feelings of safety and security can be increased via improving the building features and enhancing the building control and security control, for example, installing CCTV and other security infrastructure. Data-driven findings mapped into GIS create a prototype for the identification of problematic areas on a map. The results help decision-makers to understand risks and strengthen risk reduction strategies. This work is also a step towards smarter buildings and enhanced preparedness for an effective response to a security threat, both minimal and extreme.

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Understanding CPTED and Situational Crime Prevention

Cited by 7 publications

References 2 publications

A Review and Current Status of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)

A Review and Current Status of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)

Review of Empirical Studies on Relationship between Street Environment and Crime

A GIS-Based Risk and Safety Analysis of Entrance Areas in Educational Buildings Based on Students’ Experience

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