ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines how vulnerability to crime and insecurity can be incorporated into the design development process. The costs and benefits of incorporating crime prevention into the design will be a key consideration for the client, and the design team will take this into account, of course. Designers will need to incorporate crime prevention into the design process. It is important to ensure that appropriate information regarding crime prevention elements of the design solution are communicated – and in an appropriate manner. The divergent or creative side of design is well recognised. These activities help ensure that the final design will be fit for the purpose, and will meet the needs and requirements of the different stakeholders – especially users. Design testing and validation activities may occur concurrently with detailed design activities, in an iterative process. The evaluative parts of the process involve rigorous research, concept development and feasibility testing.
