CJC-5045F - Introduction to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Course Description

Have you ever considered that your homes, businesses and communities may be inviting the criminal into their neighborhood? Did you realize that there are neighborhoods that have seen a drastic reduction in certain types of crime and have been able to reallocate patrols elsewhere simply by changing the environment? 

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) has been successful around the world in impact crime, yet it is still relatively misunderstood. This two-day training is intended to introduce attendees to the concept and principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. 

This introductory class is specifically designed for those with little knowledge of the research leading to the principles of CPTED.  This course also delves into the relationship of CPTED to other modern crime prevention philosophies and practices. The course will provide the student with an understanding of the importance that the environment plays in its potential to generate crime, as well how efficiently crime can be prevented through properly addressing the environment.  The instructor's logical common-sense approach to CPTED will provide even the novice with the skills to read the built environment, apply considerations learned, and make recommendations to lessen the conditions most favorable for crime to flourish. Students will be introduced to the proactive application of the principles of CPTED by an instructor with practical experience and success in impacting crime in multiple environments through their use. With photographs, exercises, lecture and video the students will leave prepared to examine homes and structures for crime vulnerabilities.