How do you design crime prevention and security in the built environment and reduce premises security negligence liability? The answer is CPTED - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. Every day, some opportunistic crime may have been deterred or prevented if CPTED practices were used in the design. You can do something about it and get continuing education credits while you do! Make a positive, proactive difference in making your city or neighborhood safer. Now is the time to register. You have only a few days left to do so. This course teaches you that with proper design and effective use of the physical environment, you can achieve more productive use of space and reduce the opportunity for crime and terrorism. I've included more course details below. You can sign up now. Stay tuned for more information of the new Florida State Bill 837 which requires a security CPTED survey for all multi-family apartment buildings by a Certified CPTED Practitioner. This new law and the required CPTED and security assessment will be addressed. In addition, there will be a new section on addressing Organized Retail Crime threats from Flash Mob Robs/ Swarming attacks. The next online E-Learning (ICA) approved CPTED Practitioners Course, Designing Safe Cities with CPTED, is scheduled for January 8,2024 - April 26, 2024. Register today. Sign up for future courses. 2024 Class Schedule: · Summer Semester May 6 - August 16, 2024 · Fall Semester August 26 - December 9, 2024. Register today. You can receive the following: · 30 AIA HSW CEU credits as an architect · 17 AICP credits as an urban planner · 40 FL DPR credits for landscape architects · 40 ASIS CEU credits for security directors/consultants, property managers, and Police Officers. The Designing Safe Communities with CPTED course teaches the student that with proper design and effective use of the physical environment, you can achieve more productive use of space and yield a reduction of opportunity for crime and terrorism. CPTED strategies are ideal for Law Enforcement Officers, Architects, Urban Planners, Property Managers, Government leaders, Landscape Architects, Security Consultants, or anyone involved in designing safe neighborhoods, schools, mixed-use housing, managing real estate, government buildings, or planning critical infrastructure. Cities throughout the United States and the world are adopting CPTED ordinances requiring site plan reviews with crime prevention and security features in mind. Upon successfully completing the course, the student will receive designation as a CPTED Practitioner and will have completed hands-on practice in conducting CPTED assessments, plan reviews, and fieldwork. The Designing Safe Communities with CPTED course includes forty hours of instruction in basic and advanced Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) skills. This course is qualified for Continuing Education Credits with various trade and professional associations, including: · International CPTED Association (ICA), as a Certified Class B CPTED Class · ASIS International - CPP credits · AIA American Institute of Architects · AICP American Institute of Certified Planners · Florida Department of Regulation approval for Landscape Architects The class is online E-learning. You can watch the pre-recorded sessions at your convenience and leisure over the 15-16 weeks of the course. There are weekly homework assignments to check your acquired knowledge. Still, they are fun and intended to improve your skill sets in security and CPTED analysis, and apply what you are learning to your professional environment. ICA Interview of Randy AtlasDr. Atlas was interviewed by Macarena Rau, President of the International CPTED Association. Atlas addresses the challenges of CPTED during a worldwide pandemic. Watch the interview on YouTube. The interview highlights America's only architect and criminologist.If you require any assistance or consultation, please get in touch with me. Regards, Randy Atlas Ph.D., FAIA, CPP, CPTED Atlas Safety & Security Design, Inc. 305-332-6588 randy.atlas@cpted-security.com |