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| 2014-05-13 10:16:22 | 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: |
| | |
| | RESTAURANT SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH THE FOLLOWING |
| | SECURITY DEVICES AND STANDARDS: |
| | (1) A FULLY FUNCTIONING AND OPERATIONAL CCTV SYSTEM |
| | CAPABLE OF RECORDING AND RETRIEVING AN IDENTIFIABLE |
| | IMAGE TO ASSIST IN OFFENDER IDENTIFICATION AND |
| | APPREHENSION. |
| | (2) A DROP SAFE OR CASH MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR |
| | RESTRICTED ACCESS TO CASH RECEIPTS. |
| | (3) HEIGHT MARKERS AT THE ENTRANCE AND EXITS WHICH |
| | DISPLAY HEIGHT MEASURES. |
| | (4) A CASH MANAGEMENT POLICY TO LIMIT THE CASH ON HAND |
| | AT ALL TIMES. |
| | (5) REAR DOORS WILL HAVE A VIEWING WINDOW, DOOR CHIME |
| | MOUNTED OUTSIDE AND CCTV COVERAGE |
| | (6) WHERE WINDOW(S) ARE PRESENT, A CLEAR AND |
| | UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW FROM OUTSIDE THE BUILDING INTO THE |
| | BUILDING. |
| | (7) RESTAURANT SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A SILENT ALARM AT |
| | THE HOSTESS STAND, MANAGERS OFFICE, BAR AREA. |
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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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