| 2014-05-14 13:30:52 | CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN |
| | THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH HAS RECOGNIZED THAT |
| | TRADITIONAL CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGIES ARE NOT ENOUGH |
| | IN TODAY'S SOCIETY AND A NEW APPROACH IS NEEDED. THE |
| | NAME OF THIS APPROACH IS CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH |
| | ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (CPTED). CPTED ACKNOWLEDGES THE |
| | MANNER IN WHICH PHYSICAL SPACE IS DESIGNED OR USED HAS |
| | A DIRECT BEARING ON CRIME AND SECURITY. |
| | THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT HAS A DRAMATIC EFFECT ON OUR |
| | OWN BEHAVIOR AND THE WAY IN WHICH WE VIEW THE BEHAVIOR |
| | OF OTHERS. CPTED IS A CONCEPT SUPPORTED BY A SERIES OF |
| | OVERLAPPING PRINCIPLES BASED ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE |
| | BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF |
| | UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOR. THE CPTED CONCEPT IS: "THE PROPER |
| | DESIGN AND EFFECTIVE USE OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT CAN |
| | LEAD TO A REDUCTION IN THE INCIDENCE AND FEAR OF CRIME |
| | AND IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY INCORPORATING |
| | ACCESS CONTROL, NATURAL SURVEILLANCE AND TERRITORIAL |
| | DEFENSIVE TACTICS." |
| | CPTED THEORY IS BASED UPON THE CONTENTION THAT |
| | PLANNERS, DESIGNERS, ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPERS AND LAW |
| | ENFORCEMENT CAN COOPERATIVELY CREATE A 'SAFE' CLIMATE |
| | WITHIN A BUILT ENVIRONMENT" RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING. |
| | SAFETY STRIKES AT THE VERY CORE OF WHAT IS GENERALLY |
| | REFERRED TO IN A COMMUNITY AS "QUALITY OF LIFE." A SAFE |
| | ENVIRONMENT IS ONE THAT REGULAR USERS PERCEIVE AS SAFE |
| | AND NON-USERS (CRIMINALS) PERCEIVE AS HIGHLY RISKY TO |
| | FREQUENT AND IN WHICH TO COMMIT CRIMES. |
| | THE WEST PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS OUTLINED |
| | GUIDELINES WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOLLOWED. IN ADDITION |
| | TO THE GUIDELINES, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE ADOPT |
| | THESE MINIMUM STANDARDS: |
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| | (1) A FULLY FUNCTIONING AND OPERATIONAL CCTV SYSTEM |
| | CAPABLE OF RECORDING AND RETRIEVING ON SITE, AN |
| | IDENTIFIABLE IMAGE TO ASSIST IN OFFENDER IDENTIFICATION |
| | AND APPREHENSION. MONITORS FOR THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE |
| | PLACED IN A MANAGER'S OFFICE OR BACK ROOM, WITH A |
| | MONITOR IN PUBLIC VIEW FROM THE SALES FLOOR. |
| | (2) CAMERA COVERAGE SHOULD BE AT SENSITIVE LOCATIONS: |
| | (A) DOORS THAT LEADS TO THE BACK OF HOUSE (B) HALLWAYS |
| | THAT LEAD TO REAR EXITS (C) SALES FLOOR (D) REGISTERS |
| | (LOW FOR FACIAL RECOGNITION) (E) FRONT ENTRY. |
| | (3) DOOR THAT LEADS TO THE BACK OF HOUSE AND EXITING |
| | REAR DOORS SHOULD BE ALARMED WITH A SENSOR AND VIEW |
| | FINDER. |
| | (4) SILENT PANIC ALARM UNDER EACH REGISTER, ONE IN THE |
| | BACK OF HOUSE WORK AREA |
| | (5) A SECURED DROP SAFE OR CASH MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR |
| | RESTRICTED ACCESS TO MONEY/CASH RECEIPTS AT THE |
| | REGISTER AND A SECURED DROP SAFE OR CASH MANAGEMENT |
| | DEVICE IN THE STORAGE AREA. |
| | (6) CASH OUT AREA SHOULD BE IN THE FRONT OF THE STORE, |
| | CLOSE TO THE ENTRANCE. |
| | (7) SECURE THE REGISTERS TO THE COUNTER. |
| | (8) INSTALL ANTI-THEFT DEVICES INCLUDING SECURITY |
| | TOWERS AT ENTRANCES. |
| | (9) USE CONVEX MIRRORS IN CORNERS. |
| | (10) HEIGHT MARKERS AT THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT. |
| | (11) EMPLOYEE ACCESS CONTROL ON ALL DOORS THAT LEAD |
| | INTO THE BACK. |
| | (12) WHERE WINDOW(S) ARE PRESENT, A CLEAR AND |
| | UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW FROM OUTSIDE THE STORE AND IN A |
| | NORMAL LINE OF SIGHT OF THE CASH REGISTER AND SALES |
| | TRANSACTION AREA |
| | (13) IF INSTALLING SWING GATE AT REGISTERS THEY SHOULD |
| | HAVE SIMPLE ACCESS CONTROL. |
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| | OFFICER K. TUCKER-CARSILLO |
| | CRIME PREVENTION UNIT |
| | WEST PALM BEACH POLICE DEPT |
| | 600 BANYAN BLVD |
| | WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 |
| | (561) 822-1620 OFFICE |
| | (561) 822-1648 FAX |
| | [email protected] |
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