Overview
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, 3e is a vital book for anyone involved in architectural design, space management, and urban planning. The concepts presented in this book explain the link between design and human behavior. Understanding this link can enable a planner to use natural environmental factors to minimize loss and crime and to maximize productivity. This practical guide addresses several environmental settings, including major event facilities, small retail establishments, downtown streets, residential areas, and playgrounds. A one-stop resource with explanations of criminal behavior and the historical aspects of design, it teaches both the novice and the expert in crime prevention how to use the environment to affect human behavior in a positive manner.
Full Product Details
Author: Timothy Crowe, International Crime-prevention Expert and Criminologist, M.S., Criminology - Florida State University ,
Lawrence Fennelly (Expert witness and consultant in security, Litigation Consultants Inc., Massachusetts, USA)
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Inc
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 19.10cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.810kg
ISBN: 9780124116351
ISBN 10: 0124116353
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 22 August 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Up-to-date examples of design solutions for crime prevention take center stage in this book. - Security Management Particularly important are chapters in which poor CPTED designs are contrasted with effective ones, clear sketches elucidate the informative text. - Security Management ...has wide application beyond security professionals. Other stakeholders in the build environment will also find this update primer invaluable. - Security Management
Up-to-date examples of design solutions for crime prevention take center stage in this book. Particularly important are chapters in which poor CPTED designs are contrasted with effective ones, with clear sketches elucidating the informative text. This book has wide application beyond security professionals. Other stakeholders in the build environment -architects, engineers, designers, and end users - will also find this update primer invaluable. - Security Management
The third edition of this book is vital for anyone involved in architectural design, space management, and urban planning.A one-stop resource with explanations of criminal behavior and the historical aspects of design, it teaches both the novice and the expert in crime prevention how to use the environment to affect human behavior in a positive manner. --SecurityPark online, December 16, 2013
Author Information
Larry Fennelly was a crime prevention specialist at the Harvard University Police Department. His responsibilities ranged from identifying vulnerabilities and conducting security surveys to working with architects to design and implement security systems to developing guard-training programs. A graduate of the National Crime Prevention Institute, Mr. Fennelly is a member of the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners and the American Society of Industrial Security. He is the author of 150 Things You Should Know About Security and Effective Physical Security.
