Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) has become a popular urban planning approach to preventing crime and mitigating fear of crime through the improvement of physical neighborhood environments. CPTED is widely used to improve deteriorated neighborhoods that suffer from crime. However, few studies have empirically examined the complex relationships among CPTED, fear of crime, an...

Security has always been the most basic human needs most relevant to the issue of crime as security nowadays has become one of the main concerns of sustainable urban management. The only place to prevent crime in the police force , judiciary and not too many, not just reasonable. To prevent the rise of crime in urban areas intuitive control methods (the place of the police force), social preven...

This paper utilizes an ecological perspective to explore the development of a crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) audit tool ongoing iterative process. We draw upon existing examples from criminology and research into auditing built environment for physical activity active travel. The purpose is present revised CPTED process assist those managing anti-social behaviour in their...

Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) is a non-punitive method for reducing crime the of built environment. The relevance CPTED strategies, however, less clear in context computing environments. Building upon prior research indicating that environments may change computer users’ behaviors, this study tests effectiveness CPTED-based approaches mitigating system-trespassing events...

RESPONSE: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department created an International Relations Unit to assist in developing problem-solving initiatives targeting the international community. A multifaceted approach including building tenant-management relationships, a CPTED survey guided physical changes to the complex, and police presence was increased through bike and foot patrols. Additionally, mo...

Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) is a multi-disciplinary approach to deterring criminal behavior design. CPTED strategies rely upon the influence on offender decisions that precede acts by affecting built, social, and administrative environment. We introduce an innovative technological tool, LookCrim application, based CPTED’s principles, assess characteristics of specific ...