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CPTED Level 1 Course Outline

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  • Course Introduction

  • CPTED Overview and Benefits

  • Overview of crime, fear and cost

  • Crime prevention

  • CPTED Overview - history and influences    

            - Timothy Crowe

            - Jane Jacobs

            - Oscar Newman

            - C. Ray Jeffery

  • CPTED Fundamentals and Approach:

            - Conceptual Thrust

            - CPTED Emphasis

            - the CPTED motto

            - Design and Environment definition

            - CPTED Stakeholders

            - CPTED Results

            - CPTED Approach

  • Paradigms:

            - Introduction to Paradigms

            - Concepts of Paradigms

            - Crime Environments through the offender’s eyes

  • CPTED Principles:

            - Natural Surveillance​

            - Access Control​

            - Territorial Reinforcement​

  • Defensible Space

  • Broken Window Theory

  • CPTED Strategies: 

             

             Nine CPTED Strategies

             - Clear border definition

             - Relocation of gathering areas

             - Unsafe activities/Safe locations

             - Safe activities/Unsafe locations

             - Scheduling of space

             - Overcoming distance and location

             - Marked transitions; zones

             - Provide natural barriers

             - Perception of natural surveillance​

  • 3D approach to Space Assessment:

              - Designation

              - Definition

              - Design

  • Safety by Design​

             - Proactive CPTED​

             - Benefits: CPTED is just good design

             - How to use CPTED as a good planning and design tool

             - Designing Safe Communities​​

 

            * This part will be taught by design professional

  • Crime Analysis and Problem Identification

              - Demographics

              - Land use

              - Traffic flow

              - Observations

              - Resident/user Interviews

  • How to conduct a CPTED Audit 

              - Who should be involved in CPTED Audit

              - Basis for a CPTED Audit

              - Phase 1, Before the Audit/ Pre work

              - Phase 2, During the Audit

              - Phase 3, Post  - developing                                                                   recommendations/options to consider 

  • Factors that affect safety and security

              - Movement predictors

              - Entrapment spots

              - Leftover spaces

  • Lighting

  • Residential and Commercial Security

  • Video Surveillance Effectiveness

  • Man Environment Relations

  • CPTED and Public Nuisance  (Incivilities)

  • Loitering Matrix

  • Basic Essentials of CPTED Reporting

              - Development of a Report  ​

              - Reporting realities

              - Benefits of reporting​

              - CPTED disclaimer

 

NOTES: Case Studies will be used to demonstrate elements of the course.

 

 

Level 1 Registration Form

October 30 - November 2, 2023

Course Fees

 

$650.00 plus

HST ($84.50)  = $734.50

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Please note that all credit card information will be destroyed after the payment is processed

 

Cancellation Policy​

 

  • A fee of $100.00 will be applied to any cancellations prior to three weeks of the course.

  • No refunds for cancellations within three weeks of the course.

 

The CPTED Professional Training Centre reserves the right to cancel any course, three weeks prior to the course date if the minimum registration threshold is not met.

 

 

 

 

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