Blog Archive for Designing out Crime

{lang: ‘en-GB’} Harris Crime Prevention Services is proud to be associated with providing ‘architectural (security) design’ advice for the estimated $220 million The Chris O’Brien Lifehouse at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA). The Chris O’Brien Lifehouse at RPA will be a world-class cancer treatment and research facility providing integrated care and support services to public [...]

{lang: ‘en-GB’} By Leon Harris Published in INsite June/July 2009 In the October/November 2008 issue, I discussed the importance of applying ‘Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design’ (CPTED). Consistent with the CPTED strategy, is a kindred approach called ‘Crime Prevention Through Environmental Management’ (CPTEM). The two should be applied in partnership with each other. As with CPTED, [...]

{lang: ‘en-GB’} By Leon Harris Published in INsite October/November 2008 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (‘CPTED’ pronounced ‘Sep-Ted’), although not a new strategic approach to mitigate crime against facilities and to enhance perceptions of safety (e.g. to residents and staff), has only in recent times become a serious design objective at, and from the architectural concept [...]

{lang: ‘en-GB’} By Leon Harris Published in INsite December 2007/January 2008 Although we have seen some considerable improvement in Security Risk Management in various aged care facilities, some adverse conditions remain which degrade efforts in crime prevention and as such should be re-visited by management. We know that the following conditions have assisted criminals in the [...]

{lang: ‘en-GB’} By Leon Harris Published in INsite, April / May 2006 An operator of a large aged care facility made contact with our firm after there had been reports of theft and observation of intruders by staff and residents.  Although staff had previously raised concerns about security issues, management were of the mind that there [...]

{lang: ‘en-GB’} By Jerry Retford Published in INsite, December 2003 – January 2004 “Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness” -[Chinese Proverb] Human beings are creatures of light and like moths to a light bulb we tend to gravitate towards light in darkness; indeed our Chinese proverb summarises popular thought on our response [...]