Training Opportunities From NCPC

Take advantage of NCPC’s course offerings.

By Sarita Coletrane, NCPC Staff

Basic Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Course

The Basic CPTED Course is one of NCPC’s most popular offerings. CPTED theories contend that law enforcement officers, architects, city planners, landscape and interior designers, and resident volunteers can create a climate of safety in a community right from the start. CPTED’s goal is to prevent crime through designing a physical environment that positively influences human behavior. It is based on four principles: natural access control, natural surveillance, territoriality, and maintenance. NCPC’s course helps participants put the theories behind CPTED into action for their communities leaving each community with an action plan to follow. There are benefits for all stakeholders within the community including law enforcement, municipal leaders, business owners, architects and city planners, and community residents.

The Basic CPTED course will help you assess conditions in your neighborhood and apply practical access control (doors, fences), surveillance (lighting, windows, landscaping), territorial reinforcement (signs, sidewalks, ordinances), and maintenance (code enforcement, community clean ups) to improve your community, your neighborhood, and/or your home. The training will include

• Basics of CPTED principles and how they apply to problem solving, community planning, and safety and security assessments
• CPTED applications to specific crimes and “hot spots” locations
• Specific practical techniques including street and security lighting, landscaping, barriers, traffic calming, and target hardening
• Role of maintenance, ordinances, and other local laws in strategies to prevent crime and improve quality of life
• How to conduct a community safety assessment using tools based on CPTED principles
• How to consider CPTED principles in plans to secure key public places and facilities

To schedule a workshop for your community or receive additional information, contact Sarita Coletrane at 202-261-4162, or coletrane@ncpc.org.

Crime Prevention Presentations on CD-ROM

Did you know that NCPC provides law enforcement professionals and crime prevention practitioners PowerPoint crime prevention presentations on CD-ROM for free? NCPC knows that your schedule is limited and wants to make your job as easy as possible. Available from NCPC’s website are PowerPoint presentations that educate, increase awareness, and teach prevention strategies in a workshop session 60 – 90 minutes long. These presentations are great for neighborhood meetings, business meetings, awareness sessions as schools, and informational sessions for law enforcement. Presentations from Volumes 1 and 2 can be downloaded from NCPC’s website. Some presentations available from Volumes 1 and 2 are

• Identity Theft and Strategies for Crime Prevention
• Neighborhood Watch Parts 1 and 2
• Seniors and Crime Prevention
• Bullying: What’s New and What to Do?
• Identifying and Addressing a Gang Problem
• Smart and Safe in Cyberspace: Social Networking 101

Volume 3 is available through NCPC’s Fulfillment Center at 1-800-627-2911. These presentations also include handouts for those attending the crime prevention sessions. Some presentations from Volume 3 are

• Crime Prevention Basics
• Online Predators
• Preventing Violence in the Workplace
• The Technology Age: Tips to Keep Your Information Safe and Secure