Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a multi-disciplinary approach to reducing and deterring crime through four main principles: natural surveillance, access control, territorial ...

When walking into a major theme park you naturally bear to the right. You don't veer from the main pathways. Prohibited areas may not be marked but you instinctively know that you can't go there. So, ...

City planners and designers can help make spaces safer in many ways. One strategy is known as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED, pronounced "sep-ted"). This approach is based on the ...

Twice in one month, the Greenspoint District has received accolades for its innovative approach to public safety. Last week, the Texas Crime Prevention Association, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting ...