School Safety and Security Do's and Don'ts to build a more secure environment for students, staff and teachers.

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School Safety Assessment

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Crime Prevention definition:
"the anticipation, the recognition,
and the appraisal of a crime risk
and the initiation of action to
remove or reduce it."

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Why should a school get involved
with crime prevention?
…….To increase safety.

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Crime Triangle

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Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design
(“C.P.T.E.D.”)
• Proper design and effective use of
a property can lead to a reduction in
the incidence and fear of crime

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CPTED
CPTED is a small part of the total
set of concepts involved in loss
prevention and asset protection. It
is an important concept for the
school community because it
emphasizes the integration of
security concepts into what has to
be done anyway.

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CPTED
• NOT the same as “Target Hardening”
(locks, alarms etc.)

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Three main principles of CPTED:
1.Natural Surveillance- using activities or
design features to maximize real or
perceived visibility.
2.Access Control- directing people in and
out of areas through the use of a specified
pathway or direction.
3. Territorial Reinforcement- using design
features to express clear ownership of
areas.

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Access Control

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Access Control

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Access Control

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Natural Surveillance

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Natural Surveillance

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Natural Surveillance

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Territoriality and maintenance

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Territoriality and maintenance

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Territoriality

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Territoriality

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Summary
 CPTED is a powerful concept that may be
used to improve the productive use of
school space. In the school environment,
the underlying objective of CPTED is to
help school administrators attain their
primary goal of student achievement and
a
positive environment, with the added by-
product of improved security and loss
prevention.

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School Safety Assessment is about:
 Applying CPTED principles.
 Improving perceptions.
 How a property is used.

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Pupose of a Safety Assessment
 To locate and correct
vulnerabilities that appeal to
criminals.

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The principles of CPTED can
benefit schools by:
 creating a warm & welcoming
environment
 fostering a sense of physical and
social order
 creating a sense of ownership by
students
 sending a positive messages to
students

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The principles of CPTED can
benefit schools by:
 maximizing the presence of
authority figures,
 minimizing the opportunities for
out-of-sight activities, and
 managing access to all school
areas.

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School Safety Issues
 Parking lot problems
 Outsiders on school property
 Violent crimes
 Weapons
 Teacher, staff and student safety
 Drugs/ Alcohol
 Fights
 Theft
 Vandalism