What's new

Last update: 24th August 2010

New Events:

[CAN] 18-20 October 2010: 2010 ICA International Conference - 21st Century CPTED - Collaboration, Partnerships, Empowerment, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
See: Pre-announcement

 

[FIN] 20-22 October 2010: "Helsinki 2010, International Seminar on Urban Safety, Sens of Safety - a Succes Factor for a Vibrant City", Helsinki, Finland.
See: Flyer

 

[USA] 9-11 November 2010: 4th International CPTED Conference, Crown Plaza San Antonio Riverwalk - San Antonio, Texas USA. Info and Registration: See Flyer

 

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New Recources:

International Report 2010 on Crime Prevention and Community Safety: Trends and Perspectives Providing a large panorama of prevention in the world, the Report 2010 examines in particular the impact of migration, organized crime and substance abuse on community safety. It highlights the importance of good governance frameworks for prevention and safety, training and capacity building for different sectors of the community, and the evaluation of programmes and strategies. It also emphasizes social and education approaches to crime prevention among vulnerable populations.
The report is also available in French and Spanish on www.crime-prevention-intl.org

Safety and security walks
A safety and security walk is a structured method that involves people in the local community in investigating both the physical and social environments. By The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention.

Security and the Built Environment
Interview with John Habraken by Clinton J. Andrews in IEEE Technology and Society Magazine.

Crime Opportunity Profiling of Streets (COPS)
A Quick Crime Analysis, Rapid Implementation Approach.
A EU-project with partners from the UK, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Poland and The Netherlands (AGIS) focusing on rather quick and easy to implement crime prevention instruments and solutions with nevertheless a sound basis of crime analysis. Summary report + national reports and project reports as issued by the Building Research Establishment (BRE, Watford, UK).

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New Links:

Pattern Language - An Association of People from all walks of life with Architects and Builders (USA)