ABSTRACT
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) is most often used by itself as a tool for police services to reduce the risk of crime in targeted neighborhoods or simply provided as a service to businesses that have suffered from criminal acts. As a business continuity planning consultant faced with a series of security reviews on government facilities with a very tight timeline, the author selected a team of individuals consisting of a security technology specialist/locksmith, and four to six CPTED-trained employees. Some of the background work included checking facility occurrence reports, alarm responses, and local police records of incidents reported or where a police response occurred. Large facilities and complexes with multiple buildings, outbuildings, paved lots, and grass yards are a major project within which to conduct a safety and security audit/review. The security operations budget also reflected the reputation of nothing happening in security, as did the attention given to the unit’s needs and importance.
