Crime prevention through environmental design

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Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) is a multi-disciplinary approach to deterring criminal behavior. CPTED strategies rely upon the ability to influence offender decisions that precede criminal acts.

External Links

• International CPTED Association
• Crime prevention and the built environment.
• Washington State University CPTED Annotated Bibliography.
• Oscar Newman, Creating Defensible Space (pdf) (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1996).
• CPTED Crime Prevention Guide - CPTED Handbook for Architects and Urban Planners
• Law Enforcement Environmental Planning Association of California
• CPTED Training