ABSTRACT
This chapter presents two important crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) concepts: activity support, management and maintenance. Activity support involves both passive and active efforts to promote the presence of responsible pedestrian users in a given area, thus increasing the community value of the area, while discouraging actions by would-be offenders who desire anonymity for their actions. Access control solutions that are aggressive in appearance such as window bars, harsh lighting treatments, or hostile-looking fencing can undermine activity support. Proper maintenance of landscaping, lighting, and other features is vital to ensuring that CPTED elements serve their intended purpose. While CPTED principles supplement effective maintenance and management practices, they cannot make up for the negative impacts of ineffective management. While effective design is an important part of good crime prevention, following through with consistent maintenance and management practices ensures that the designed-in elements keep their effectiveness.
