NSD Certified CPTED Auditor

About the course

A three-day classroom certification in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). Participants learn how the design, lighting, layout and upkeep of a place shape crime and fear of crime, then audit a real site and write the report a city can act on. Aligned with ISO 22341:2021, the international guideline for CPTED.

What you become

A CPTED auditor recorded on the National Security Database, able to audit a street, park, campus or transit stop and recommend practical, prioritised changes.

Who it is for

• Architects, urban planners and architecture students
• Municipal engineers and officers
• Police and community safety officers
• Facility and campus security managers
• Resident welfare associations and NGOs working on safety for women and children

Curriculum

1. Day 1 · CPTED foundations

   How places shape crime and fear of crime

   The ideas behind CPTED, from Jane Jacobs and Oscar Newman to C. Ray Jeffery; the crime triangle and routine activity theory; first- and second-generation CPTED; what CPTED can and cannot do.

2. Day 1 · The six principles

   Surveillance, access, territory, maintenance, activity, hardening

   Natural surveillance, natural access control, territorial reinforcement, maintenance and image, activity support and target hardening, each with good and poor examples from Indian and international cities.

3. Day 1 · Reading a place

   Crime data, hotspots and the people who use it

   Using crime and incident data, hotspot maps and community input; seeing a place through the eyes of women, children, older people and people with disabilities.

4. Day 2 · The audit method

   Scope, stakeholders, checklists, day and night

   Planning an audit: scope, stakeholders and permissions; the CPTED audit checklist; why every site needs both a day and a night audit; recording evidence safely.

5. Day 2 · Field audit

   A guided audit of a real site

   A guided walk-through audit of a street, park, market, transit stop or campus: lighting levels, sightlines, hiding and entrapment spots, wayfinding, edges and entrances, maintenance.

6. Day 2 · Technology and CPTED

   CCTV, lighting, help points and privacy

   Where CCTV helps and where it does not, smart and adaptive lighting, emergency call points, and protecting privacy and personal data in public spaces.

7. Day 3 · Settings

   Homes, schools, markets, transport and parks

   Applying CPTED to residential layouts, schools and campuses, markets and commercial streets, transport hubs, parks and open spaces.

8. Day 3 · The audit report

   Findings, risk ratings and recommendations

   Writing the report a city can act on: findings with evidence, risk ratings, prioritised recommendations, rough cost bands, and before-and-after measures.

9. Day 3 · Working with cities

   ISO 22341, municipal processes and partnerships

   ISO 22341:2021 and local building and planning rules; how municipal decisions are made; working with police, residents and businesses so recommendations get built.

10. Day 3 · Assessment

    Written test and audit report review

    A short written test and a review of the audit report from the field session, leading to NSD certification as a CPTED Auditor.

What is included

• The CPTED audit checklist and report templates
• A guided field audit of a real site
• A practice audit report, reviewed by the trainer
• Day and night audit guidance, including lighting checks
• Reading list and ISO 22341:2021 overview
• Your record on the National Security Database

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