This document discusses strategies for reducing crime through environmental design. It describes the concepts of natural surveillance and territorial reinforcement. Natural surveillance involves maximizing visibility through features like windows and lighting. Territorial reinforcement uses physical barriers and landscaping to define public and private spaces. The document instructs students to work in pairs designing a crime-free school area using target hardening and easier observation solutions. They should include a plan and list of prevention methods with explanations. Students will then present their designs and for homework draw a map of their home with 5 crime prevention ideas.

1. The fight against crime

2. The Fight Against Crime
• Watch this video clip and write down
how crime can be designed out of an
area.

3. The fight against
crime How can we reducethe following crimes?Record your thoughts on your
handout.

4. 1. Burglary

5. 2. Graffiti

6. 3. Pick pockets

7. 4. Bank robbery

8. 5. Stealing cars

9. How effective do you think the
following measures are?

10. Crime Prevention Strategies
Natural Surveillance
A design concept directed primarily at
keeping intruders easily observable.
Promoted by features that maximize
visibility of people, parking areas and
building entrances:
doors and windows that look out
on to streets and parking areas;
pedestrian-friendly pavements
adequate nighttime lighting
A basement computer
lab with no natural
observation.
Improved natural
observation of the
same lab by addition
of windows.

11. Crime Prevention Strategies
Territorial
Reinforcement
Designing an area with
physical constraints that
protect the area.
Promoted by features that
define property lines and
distinguish private
spaces from public
spaces using landscape
plantings,
pavement designs, etc.
This photo
clearly shows
public from
private space
with the use of
a fence.
These apartments lack
clear definition. Note
the ground level
windows in this photo.
This has been a source
of unauthorized access
and criminal activity.

12. The fight against crime
Watch the video clip and
see how many different
types of prevention you
can see and write down if
they are natural surveillance
or territorial reinforcement?

13. The fight against crime: Your Task
 Working in pairs you are going to design the area
around school as a ‘crime-free’ zone.
 You will use a selection of ‘target hardening’ and ‘easier to
spot’ solutions.
You should include:
- A plan of the what you are designing- more fences?
More CCTV?
-A list of the different methods of crime prevention
you will use and an explanation containing WHY use
are using them
You will have the chance to present your ideas to the class
once you have finished.

14. Your presentations
• In your pairs, present how you have
decided to design crime around the
school.
• Make sure that it is clear which
methods you want to use.
• Be clear, pace yourselves and make sure
you look at, and make eye contact with
your audience!

15. Homework
• Draw a map of your home and come up
with 5 crime saving ideas around your
home and add them onto their map.