Crime Prevention Through Environment Design: Focus on Impulsive Crime

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Crime prevention through environment design focuses too much on impulsive crime and does
not address the causes of criminal behaviour..............................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Crime prevention is the strategies used to reduce and deter crime, criminals, enforce the
law in order to contribute maintenance of criminal justice. Investing in crime prevention rather
than investing in punishment is more important because it lead in saving live as well as money.
Furthermore, there are various areas of social vulnerabilities that needs to be looked by crime
prevention likewise lack of opportunities, poverty and equality. In recent scenario, despite of so
many punishments and arrest taken place, there are number of crime in every day. So, strict
action need to be taken to prevent the happening of crime. This report has covered crucial
information related to “crime prevention through environment design focuses too much on
impulsive crime and does not address the causes of criminal behaviour”.
MAIN BODY
Crime prevention through environment design focuses too much on impulsive crime and does
not address the causes of criminal behaviour
In-case the crime is rational, then each and everybody will prefer to commit crime rather
than finding alternative method that could be used to eradicate the same. There are many
jurisdictions with relative low incarceration rates that experience highest crime rates. Crime
prevention through environmental design is crime prevention theory that lay emphasis on tactical
design and effective built environment that could be used to reduce crime or fear of crime in the
society. In another words, it can be stated that the main objectives of CPTED is to reduce the
crime that occur in specific environment in order to promote positive interaction by legitimate
users (Vagi and et.al., (2018)). Furthermore, it has been identified that the CPTED work in
conjunction with other environmental, social and community based strategies so it does not
operate as sole crime prevention method. Therefore, CPTED is important element of services
that are design for security provided and maximum benefits can be gained when applied in early
stage of design process.
Physical security, surveillance, movement control, management and maintenance and
defensible space are five principles of CPTED. Such as physical security contributes in
measuring the use on individual dwelling to ensure the withstand attack. Secondly, the
surveillance is second principles that facilities that areas are well illuminated and black wall are
avoided to maximum extend. Criminal does not want to show or represent their crime to others
likewise happening of any illegal act thereby placing physical features, activities and people that