ABSTRACT
Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) is a branch of spatial practices that looks at interventions focused on place-based strategies for reducing crime, and the enhancement of spatial cognition as it relates to the perception of safety and security. The underlying premise of CPTED is that for any crime, there are four dimensions to be considered: the law, the offender, the target, and the location. The first generation of CPTED was a collection of strategies to discourage crime. In its first generation, CPTED includes individual components such as territoriality, surveillance, image/maintenance, access control, activity program support, and target hardening. The second generation of CPTED focused on strategies to eliminate the reasons for criminal behavior via sustainable, livable environments. The third generation of CPTED that is the subject of investigation and contemplation adds another dimension to the discourse, which is that of the synergies among CPTED, urban sustainability, technology, and the potential of networks.
