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Title 21st century security and CPTED : designing for critical infrastructure protection and crime prevention / [edited by] Randall I. Atlas
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 545 pages) : illustrations
Contents Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Editor -- Contributors -- Part I. Background and theory. Chapter 1. What, me worry? -- Chapter 2. Getting started -- Chapter 3. The challenge of architecture in a free society -- Chapter 4. Introduction to planning of a building -- Chapter 5. The interface between architects and engineers / Douglas Fitzgerald and Randy Atlas -- Chapter 6. Understanding CPTED and situational crime prevention / Severin Sorensen, John G. Hayes, and Randy Atlas -- Chapter 7. Second-generation CPTED : the rise and fall of opportunity theory / Gregory Saville and Gerard Cleveland -- Chapter 8. Premises liability : design against security negligence lawsuits -- Chapter 9. Offensible space -- Part II. Protecting the built environment. Chapter 10. Terrorism and infrastructure protection : risks and protection / Randy Atlas and Tony DiGregario -- Chapter 11. Problem seeking before problem solving : gauging your asset base -- Chapter 12. Assessing threats and risks -- Chapter 13. The ATRiM model for critical infrastructure protection / Gregory Saville -- Chapter 14. Protecting buildings and infrastructure with CTPTED -- Chapter 15. Designing for explosive resistance / Randy Atlas and Tony DiGregario -- Chapter 16. Codes and standards of care for infrastructure protection : or, complaining is pretending you have a choice! -- Part III. Applications of CPTED in the built environment. Chapter 17. Designing safe communities and neighborhoods / Randy Atlas and Tony DiGregario 18. Creating safe and secure environments for schools and colleges / Randy Atlas and Tony DiGregario -- Chapter 19. Designing safe ATMs / Michael Scott and Randy Atlas -- Chapter 20. Landscape and design -- Chapter 21. Designing safe green spaces and parks -- Chapter 22. Lighting provides choice -- Chapter 23. Security lighting part 2 -- Chapter 24. Parking lots and garages -- Chapter 25. Designing safe gas stations and convenience stores -- Chapter 26. Design considerations for office buildings -- Chapter 27. Designing against workplace violence -- Chapter 28. Graphics, signage, and wayfinding for security -- Part IV. How do you know you are making a difference? Chapter 29. Measuring success / Randy Atlas and Gregory Saville -- Chapter 30. Conducting a CPTED survey / Randy Atlas -- Chapter 31. Implementing CPTED / Randy Atlas and Gregory Saville -- Chapter 32. Epilog -- Index
Summary Offering one important answer to current concerns with violence and terrorism, this is the only book to examine current trends in the developing field of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). It includes contributions from the world's top CPTED practitioners. Highly relevant to critical infrastructure protection, the book addresses application of CPTED to high-security environments, as well as public and private sector buildings. Facilitating understanding across fields, it explains the architecture process to security directors, while explaining the security design process to architects. It serves as a practical guide for architects, security directors, law enforcement, Homeland Security professionals, building and property managers, as well as criminal justice, architecture, and security students
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Crime prevention and architectural design.
Crime prevention.
Security systems.
security systems.
Crime prevention
Crime prevention and architectural design
Security systems
Form Electronic book
Author Atlas, Randall I
LC no. 2008008310
ISBN 9781420068085
1420068083
Other Titles 21st century security and crime prevention and architectural design
Twenty-first century security and CPTED