...Paul Cozens; David Hillier; Gwyn Prescott The first paper, entitled “Crime and the design of residential property: exploring the theoretical background” (Property Management, Vol. 19 No. 2), has argued that “perceptions” and the “image” of housing designs remain a largely untested avenue...

...Paul Cozens; David Hillier; Gwyn Prescott This paper provides a critical review of “Defensible Space” (Newman, 1973) and traces the development of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) in America and Canada, and Secured By Design (SBD) initiatives in the UK. It is argued...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Secured by Design Crime Social housing The business of crime prevention Keywords: Secured by Design, Crime, Social housing Crime imposes heavy financial costs on Housing Associations. They should therefore regard crime as a business...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Secured by Design Crime Residential Secured by Design Keywords: Secured by Design, Crime, Residential Research has shown that the police's Secured by Design (SBD) scheme in public-sector housing has reduced both the fear...

...Paul Cozens; David Hillier; Gwyn Prescott This paper discusses the crime‐specific problems that may arise with regard to potential solutions that have been provided to achieve the projected housing need of 4.4 million new homes by 2016. The development of “brownfield” land in this regard is briefly...

...Alice Coleman Reviews the relationship between building design and crime. Presents evidence that anti‐social activity is encouraged by bad design. Tabulates features that are “beneficial” and“adverse”. Cites examples where design improvement (DI) has led to a reduction in crime. Concludes...