C.P.T.E.D.

CPTED is a critical design element going forward this Century.   Criminals continue to target the most vulnerable among us.  Schools, malls, hospitals….they are all being targeted.  We as design experts can implement solutions that make it much harder for those criminals to target our people and our products within the built environment. We are specialists in C.P.T.E.D. (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design).  We can work with other consultants possessing decades of Law Enforcement experience in order to enhance your design and make you less of a target.  Also, we can perform an analysis on your existing facilities and help you prioritize deficiencies and help you procure construction services to remedy them. Asking the Right Questions, or “Problem Seeking,” can lead an expert CPTED practitioner to an understanding of what may be causing, or has the potential to cause, criminal activity. Through survey and analysis, we can capture data that can serve toward design solutions. The general concepts of CPTED we explore can be categorized into:

• Natural Surveillance
• Territorial Reinforcement
• Access Control
• Maintenance and Management

“The CPTED concept, is the proper design and effective use of the built environment and can lead to a reduction in the fear of crime and the incidence of crime, and to an improvement in the quality of life.” – Dr. C. Ray Jeffery [Criminologist who coined the term CPTED in 1971]