Policing built environment crime risks: the role of police in CPTED in New South Wales, Australia

Title
Policing built environment crime risks: the role of police in CPTED in New South Wales, Australia
Publication Date
2016
Author(s)
Fisher, Daren
Clancey, Garner
Rutherford, Amanda
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Routledge
Place of publication
United Kingdom
DOI
10.1080/15614263.2015.1091737
UNE publication id
une:20856
Abstract
Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) is now routinely adopted in many parts of the world. The role assumed by police in CPTED practices has however received limited academic attention. Through an analysis of available documentation and interviews with local government planners from 10 Sydney councils, this article provides a (partial) understanding of the historical and contemporary roles police have played in the development and implementation of CPTED guidelines in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. It is argued that the NSW Police Force was a pivotal driver of the introduction of planning guidelines to ensure crime risks are considered when new developments are being planned. However, the ongoing contribution of police appears to have waned, largely due to administrative, practical and operational realities. These findings have relevance for ongoing CPTED practice and the work of specialist policing roles more generally.
Link
Citation
Police Practice and Research, 17(5), p. 477-488
ISSN
1477-271X
1561-4263
Start page
477
End page
488

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