Basic Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design FSCT 0085

This course teaches students the proper design and effective use of the physical environment to achieve a productive use of space from a crime reduction perspective. Participants will learn how the design and use of the environment can control human / criminal behaviour and reduce the fear of crime. They will learn crime prevention through natural means and how natural access control and natural surveillance decrease the opportunity for crime. Students will learn architectural and planning terms and definitions; techniques used to analyze the potential for crime; how to identify relationships and conflicts that exist between crime and the environment; and the application of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) strategies in neighbourhoods, schools and other sites. Emphasis is placed on documented case studies and specific CPTED applications in commercial, transportation, and public housing settings. Participants are instructed in how to read construction blueprints and schematic diagrams; how to communicate with planning, engineering, and construction personnel; and in making recommendations to city, county and state agencies on crime reducing measures. Participants will work together on a site survey and provide a group presentation of their results using CPTED strategies. They will learn the advantages of having a CPTED ordinance and how to construct and present one to lawmakers.