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The preceding chapters have outlined how you can apply
spatial analysis principles to identify how your building or
site affects
the risk of crimes occurring. This section provides examples from
a primary school, a secondary school and a hospital A&E department
to show how this information was converted into design and management
changes to reduce both crime and fear of crime.
Top tips for carrying out your strategy
Form an implementation team
Choose
representatives from the users you consulted in the previous
step.
Contact your
police ALO
Planning permission
Planning permission may be required for building work. Consult your LEA or design team for advice.
Policy
Crime reduction by design strategies do not necessarily involve
building work.
For example, the risk of intruders entering
school grounds at the end of the school day may be reduced
by teacher presence near the pupil entrance.
Communication strategy
Ensure that you have established communications with the users
of your building and local residents, who are potential sources
of surveillance, so that they know what is going on. By making
sure everyone
is
aware
of
the new
policy,
you
are
also
making
sure that responsibility is also shared.
Re-evaluation against risk matrix after implementation
Review your risk matrix and identify what new risks might be present,
and how to manage them. Does your strategy address the risks with
the highest priority?
Passport to Evaluation is
an online guide written by staff at the Home Office Crime Reduction
Centre. It will be very useful in helping you to evaluate the changes
made to your site. The book contains sections covering:
Visit the Passport to Evaluation site Feedback from staff
Make sure all the benefits of your scheme are realised by communicating
regularly with your users.
 Consult the same users periodically from the time of implementation: Record this information and summarise:
- what the benefits of the strategy are;
- which parts that did not work according to plan;
- what can be added to the strategy to combat these problems
and any other risks that have been identified;
- how to ensure the value of the strategy is not lost through
lack of entire implementation.
For example, a new gate is built which deters intruders out of
hours. However, during the day it is not locked, and intruders
can enter the premises. The full value of the strategy is therefore
not realised. Repeat exercise
It is a good idea to continue updating the maps and tables periodically,
starting again from step 1. This way new problems can be identified
as soon as they occur and be prioritised accordingly, before potential
offenders become aware of them.
Case Studies
Read about how CPTED was
used to improve safety in three Case Studies: a primary school,
a secondary school and a hospital
A&E department by continuing to the next page.
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