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Action Assessment Group, Inc. Urban Safety Planners #31 - 20543 96TH AVENUE,LANGLEY, BC CANADA, V1M 3W3 (604) 882-3697. Mike Sheard. TACTICS - fix problems that already exist STRATEGIES - Planners/Architects before problems exist METHODS -
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Action Assessment Group, Inc.Urban Safety Planners #31 - 20543 96TH AVENUE,LANGLEY, BC CANADA, V1M 3W3(604) 882-3697 Mike Sheard
TACTICS - fix problems that already exist STRATEGIES - Planners/Architectsbeforeproblems exist METHODS - Reduce opportunities for crime, fear or public disorder by modifying the built environment
PRIMARY CPTED 1970-1985 • Urban Planning • Architecture • SECOND GENERATION CPTED 1985 TO PRESENT • Environmental Criminology • Situational Crime Prevention • New Urbanism
TERRITORIAL REINFORCEMENT • HIERARCHY OF SPACE • MAINTENANCE • NATURAL SURVEILLANCE • ACCESS CONROL
Creating a sense of turf in a place by using physical design features • Locate legitimate users of a space who take ownership
Dividing Space into Oscar Newman’s “Defensible Space” PUBLIC SEMI-PUBLIC SEMI-PRIVATE PRIVATE
Enhancing the condition of an area so that users take ownership • Create a place that is defendable by local residents (BROKEN WINDOWSTHEORY)
NATURAL SURVEILLANCE • Place legitimate eyes on the street • Give offenders the impression they will be seen
Designated entry and exit points • Limited access = difficult for offenders
HOUSING TYPE EFFECTS Main Road High Interaction/ Lower Crime Low Interaction/ Higher Crime North American ‘Strip’ Townhousing Chinese Multi-Generational Housing
STREET DESIGN EFFECTS CURVE GRID DEAD END CUL DE SAC High Interaction = Lower Crime
PART 2 PRINCIPLES OF SECOND GENERATION CPTED
Movement Predictors Behaviour Circuits HOME SCHOOL FRIEND ENTERTAINMENT Patterns in Crime, Brantingham & Brantingham
Target Choice Areas HOME SCHOOL FRIEND ENTERTAINMENT Patterns in Crime, Brantingham & Brantingham
A land use or local activity that generates excessive crime opportunities Convenience Stores Fast-Food Outlets Bus Stations Blue Roofs and Golden Arches
Paths, Nodes, & Conflict • Reduce crossing Potential Offender with attractive target. • Reduce crossing paths of potential conflict between user groups.
PLACE • TIME • METHOD • OFFENCE ....OR....TARGET
ELIMINATION • REDUCTION • DISPLACEMENT
7- GAS 11 Scotsdale Mall R. MACS M HOTEL/BAR GAS
7- GAS 11 Scotsdale Mall PROBLEM AREA R. MACS M HOTEL/BAR GAS
HIGH SCHOOL LARGE RESIDENTIAL 7- GAS 11 Scotsdale Mall 7-11 PROBLEM SOURCES NEW SIKH TEMPLE R. MACS M HIGH SCHOOL 250 SEAT BAR • SURREY HOTEL/BAR GAS
7- GAS 11 Scotsdale Mall CONFLICT R. MACS SAVE-ON FOODS M HOTEL/BAR GAS
7- GAS 11 Scotsdale Mall INTENTIONAL DISPLACEMENT R. MACS SAVE-ON FOODS M HOTEL/BAR GAS
PARKING LIGHTS NEWLY CREATED DROP-IN ZONE SEATING PAVING STONES (NO WHEELS!) 72 AVENUE
Hard Edges Between Different Land Uses • Crossing paths of Conflicting User Groups • Attractive Targets near Potential Offenders
ITEMS OR PLACES THAT FACILITATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CRIME e.g.Places of excess alcohol sales where drunken brawls occur Spray paint sales in places with graffiti problems
IMPROVE LIGHTING….But Lighting can be an attractor Lighting can be a problem generator
NOISE IS A FEAR GENERATOR When Unknown or Uncontrollable • NOISE CAN BE NUISANCE BEHAVIOR Which generates Police Calls For Service
Removing potential targets or deflecting potential offenders • Time Locks • Walkway/Street Closures
Carver Crescent Problem CRIME GENERATOR 1979 TO 1989 Vandalism, B&E, Assault, Mischief, Thefts
Carver Crescent Solution • Informal Neighborhood survey Results; Public request walkway closure • Planning Technician conference • Development Review Committee • Mail Out Neighborhood survey • Memo to Council from Police • Walkway closed
COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS Control delinquent behavior by setting rules • Drug-Free School Zones • Curfews for adolescents • School uniforms
TERRITORIAL REINFORCEMENT TACTICS • Public meetings, • Community workshops • Developed and enacted in cooperation with local residents • Safety Audits
MICRO-SCALE CPTED BUILDING ARCHITECTURE LIGHTING DEFENSIBLE SPACE • Review architect’s sketches • Interview users & designers
MEDIUM-SCALE CPTED BUILDING SITE ADJACENT LAND USES USER CONFLICTS • CRIME ANALYSIS • RISK ASSESSMENT • CPTED REVIEW • LIGHTING • LANDSCAPING
MACRO-SCALE CPTED NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN COLLABORATIVE PLAN SITE VISIT FIELD ANALYSIS RISK ASSESSMENT CPTED REVIEW
Action Assessment Group, Inc. Mike Sheard (604) 946-4411 David Wright (604) 882-3697 (msheard@intergate.bc.ca)