The objective of this paper is to assess the relationship between residential crime and the
built environment that reflects the principles of crime prevention through environmental …

Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) began to develop in the early
1970s as a response to an increase in crime and fear in urban areas. Advancing research in …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to critically review the core findings from recently
published place‐based crime prevention research. The paper aims to critically evaluate the …

Space-crime research has primarily focused on crime prevention through environmental
design, based on the ideology of defensible space, territoriality, target-hardening factors …

Abstract Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) represents a multi-
faceted approach to crime reduction that draws upon theories from urban design …

" Think Crime! is aimed at both beginners and expert crime prevention professionals. Along
with its practical nature, the book is also structured as a text book for a 12-week course on …

Environmental criminologists have correlated crime patterns with the environmental and
physical layout of places where crimes occur. This paper reports on some of the findings …

The occurrence of crime is widely accepted to be context-specific. Some explanatory
theories have focused on social disorder, alluding to the notion that if such disorders are …

In gauging the Crime Prevention through Environmental Design elements in residential
areas, the observation approach often used as a measurement method. However, these …

Property offenders construct cognitive images of the physical environment to decide where
to commit crimes. At least three levels of target selection occur-neighborhoods, or regions; …