CPTED (CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN) RESIDENTIAL DEMONSTRATION PLAN - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

• NCJ Number: 46189
• Author(s): W V ROUSE; W A WILES; E J PESCE; G H CASTLE
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 266 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-022-74
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (CPTED) PROGRAM'S DEMONSTRATION STRATEGIES AND DESIGN DIRECTIVES, AS WELL AS MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION PLANS FOR STRATEGY EXECUTION AND REVIEW, ARE REPORTED.

Abstract

MINNEAPOLIS' CPTED PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN MAY 1974 TO DEMONSTRATE CRIME REDUCTION TECHNIQUES IN HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND BUSINESS AREAS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF PERSONAL SECURITY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN THESE AREAS BY REDUCING CRIME AND THE FEAR OF CRIME. THE BASIC CONCEPT OF THE CPTED PROGRAM IS THAT THE PROPER DESIGN AND EFFECTIVE USE OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT CAN COMBINE TO REDUCE ITS PROPENSITY TO SUPPORT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. FOCUSING UPON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL SURROUNDINGS, CPTED DRAWS ON PHYSICAL AND URBAN DESIGN, BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO FASHION THE STRATEGIES. THESE STRATEGIES INTEGRATE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND BEHAVIORAL INGREDIENTS TO ENSURE THE PROPER COMBINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND USE. THE PROGRAM DOES NOT FOCUS SOLELY ON TRADITIONAL TARGET-HARDENING TECHNIQUES OR OTHER ORGANIZED AND MECHANICAL TECHNIQUES FOR ACCESS CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE. INSTEAD, CPTED EMPHASIZES ACCESS CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE THROUGH NATURAL CRIME PREVENTION TECHNIQUES THAT CAPITALIZE ON THE NORMAL AND ROUTINE USE OF SPACE. NATURAL STRATEGIES REINFORCE EXISTING OR NEW ACTIVITIES, CREATING A PERCEPTION OF TERRITORIAL INFLUENCE BY BOTH BONAFIDE USERS AND POTENTIAL OFFENDERS. A GREATER RESPONSIVENESS TO THE ENVIRONMENT BY THE USERS AND A GREATER PERCEPTION OF RISK BY OFFENDERS CONTRIBUTES TO CRIME PREVENTION. THE VOLUME INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CPTED CONCEPT; A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT COMMON TO URBAN AMERICA; A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE CPTED APPROACH WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT; AN ANALYSIS OF CRIME IN A SPECIFIC TARGET NEIGHBORHOOD; AND OUTLINES OF THE DEMONSTRATION DESIGN PLAN, THE MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND THE RESIDENTIAL EVALUATION PLAN. REFERENCE SOURCES ARE PROVIDED, AS ARE GRAPHIC AND TABULAR DATA. TWO APPENDIXES, ONE DEVOTED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THIS VOLUME -- THE WILLARD-HOMEWOOD AREA OF MINNEAPOLIS -- AND THE OTHER CONCERNED WITH THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATES, ARE INCLUDED. (KBL)