Guiding principles
CPTED evaluative standards
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design is a multi-disciplinary approach to deterring criminal behavior through environmental design. Every item in the TRIAD instrument answers to one of four principles — select one to see how it reads on a campus.
Natural Surveillance
Design and maintain sight lines so people and activity are easily observed — lighting levels, window placement and trimmed landscaping across approaches, entries and gathering areas.
Instrument items: Exterior lighting (1B_A) · Clear sightlines (1B_B) · Camera coverage (1B_D, 2A_A) · Front-office sightlines (2A_J)