Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) focuses on the effects of the built environment and its impact on human behaviour. It is an internationally accepted crime prevention best practice that utilizes the four pillars of natural surveillance, access control, territorial reinforcement, maintenance, and incorporates a community approach when possible.

Criminal behaviour theories suggest criminals want to conduct their activities without being noticed. CPTED strategies try to increase safety by eliminating secluded, isolated, & hidden places, reducing opportunities for crime to happen, and include resident participation to increase a sense of ownership and stewardship.

CPTED Services & Training offers Basic and Advanced CPTED certificate courses, and CPTED assessments.

Experienced CPTED Practitioners conduct reviews and assessments with written reports. Members of our CPTED Team hold a minimum of an Advanced CPTED Certificate, have field experience with a variety of properties and types of issues/concerns. In addition, CPTED Course Instructors are experienced practitioners, and hold CPTED Professional Designations through the National Institute of Crime Prevention (NICP)

* A division of The Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre

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