Spring 2012 Newsletter - CPTED Ontario

CPTED Ontario Newsletter Volume 11, Number 2 Spring, 2012

President’s Letter to the Membership

Tom McKayPresident, CPTED Ontario

It’s Renewal Time!

The winter that wasn’t promises an early spring and

with it the thought of gardening, spring clean-ups and if you happen to be a graffiti vandal, spray painting somebody’s wall. Seriously, all of us should be prepared for an earlier than usual season and the seasonal joys and challenges that this may bring.

I would like to extend my thanks to all those members who took a moment to respond to the membership survey in which we asked the question “Do you support CPTED Ontario taking a leadership role in the development of a national CPTED organization?” I am

pleased to advise that we received a resounding ‘yes’ from 98.8% of those who responded.

Given your encouragement, we will continue to work towards the development of a national organization with the interim goal of assisting our East Coast membership in setting up an autonomous chapter. In this regard, we would welcome your suggestions for an East Coast name. If you can think of a name that resonates, send your suggestions along to [email protected]. We will keep you posted as to the results.

On another matter, I am also pleased to announce that CPTED

Ontario will now be accepting major credit cards. In this regard, anyone with an expired membership will soon be receiving their 2012/2013 membership form. We hope that you will take advantage of this convenience and earn Air Miles, dividends/cash back or whatever is your preference when you renew your membership.

Some of you will be receiving renewal notices over the next few weeks. If you have received a renewal notice, please take a moment to fill it out so that your mem-

bership will not lapse. For those who did not receive a renewal notice, your member-ship has not expired.

new!

Did you know?That Wikipedia has a very well developed CPTED section including an extensive history.

Target Selection vs. Target Deflection

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I recently developed a power point presentation which featured the

Trelawny development in north-west Mississauga. I was using the Trelawny development to illustrate the concept of defensible space as the designers of the Trelawny development, Team Three Planning of Mississauga, had used the term Oscar Newman developed to describe the area encompassed by their development’s front yard, driveway and road.

The homes are sited on a series of narrow hammerhead cul-de-sacs whereby all homes are canted towards the entrance of the cul-de-sac creating a natural surveillance gauntlet. As a CPTED practitioner, I was convinced that their presentation would discourage criminal activity by positively influencing the target selection model, a concept developed by Paul and Pat Brantingham to explain why criminals select the targets they do.

My suspicions proved correct when myself and a student of Landscape Architecture independently studied the development and determined that the Trelawny development experienced 20% fewer break and enters, 20% fewer thefts from motor vehicles and a 100% fewer thefts of motor vehicles as compared to a conventional, yet otherwise homogeneous, neighbouhood located just across the road.

As impressive as these results are, it was my characterization of the Trelawny development as a target deflection case study that really got me thinking. It struck me as somewhat ironic that as a crime prevention officer I should know so much about target selection, yet target deflection, at least as a crime prevention concept – check out the internet -- was lacking in profile.

True, I had read a study by Paul Cromwell entitled Burglary from the Burglars’ Perspective that provided insights into the top three deterrents for residential break-ins, and was aware of a number of worthwhile models such as Ronald Clarke’s Situational Crime Prevention and the Onion Skin theory of security, but none, including CPTED, emphasized or spoke of target deflection.

For me, target deflection means influencing a person’s decision to step foot on a property which, as we have seen from the Trelawny example, can be achieved through the adherence to defensible space principles and, by extension, modern day CPTED theory. But I believe that target deflection goes much further than this as Cromwell’s findings of an “illusion of occupancy”, dogs on the premise and alarm decals (not necessarily alarms) are also important. Add to this the importance of properly maintaining a property as articulated by the recently deceased James Q. Wilson (see Father of Broken Windows Theory Dead at 80 article) and George Kelling, the authors of the Broken Window theory,

and one begins to appreciate the need for an overarching model that provides some logic and order when attempting to deflect criminals.

So my advice to crime prevention practitioners of all stripes is to put yourself

in the mindset of the criminal and do everything you can to address the big picture. This means conducting a space assessment to ensure that

the space can properly support the intended function, then incorporate defensible space and CPTED principles into the design of any project or development. Equally important is the need to articulate proper use with the end user, which may include the illusion of occupancy that Cromwell spoke of, the presence of canines or alarm decals and other signage that advertises deterrents. And let’s not forget the proven mark-your-property programs such as Operations Identification for homeowners or Provident for businesses.

It is only through a from-the-ground-up, holistic approach that the best results will be achieved. It is my hope that by thinking of target deflection, crime prevention practitioners and proponents of all stripes will be inclined to broaden their perspectives and remember that a crime prevention practitioner’s ultimate goal is to deflect offenders when addressing a specific target. That requires a big picture (defensible space/CPTED) emphasis with appropriate follow through (mark your property, order maintenance, etc.) with the end user. This will obviously require co-ordination and co-operation across professional lines with the spirit of co-operation extending well beyond the design and turn-key phase of any project.

Tom McKay

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Parking garages rank amongst the most isolated and fearful

places in any urban setting. People can feel very uncomfortable in them. Newton Parking Structures Ltd. has developed an innovative way of building parking structures that alleviates these fears.

The CANADACAR Parking Structure is a pre-engineered and pre-fabricated parking garage that respects CPTED principles. It results in an absence of columns and clear lines of sight by combining precast concrete onto cambered steel beams which in turn are fastened onto perimeter steel columns. This is further supported by the use of steel mesh in place of sheer walls. This has resulted in drivers being able to easily see other drivers as well as pedestrians on surveillance challenged structures such as vehicle ramps. It has even been used on the stair access for roof maintenance resulting in no hiding spots anywhere within the structure.

Stairwells are glazed, well lit and open to view from the exterior as are the parking decks. Closed circuit television cameras work well in these types of environments, should they be required by the owner.

The CANADACAR design also allows natural light to flood each parking level. This can be further enhanced by LED lighting which can be set to motion detection mode thereby reducing costs for the owner as only necessary lights

come on when required.

The structure is manufactured using a High Performance Concrete (HPC) which has a polished look and feel. The decks are finished with a raised

surface during the manufacturing process to provide traction for vehicles. It also deters skateboarders.

Newton Parking Structures Ltd. has recently completed the Centennial GO Station parking garage for Metrolinx in Markham. It is a 7.5 multi-level parking structure consisting of 450 parking spaces. The stairwell doors are colour coded to assist users in remembering where their vehicle is parked. Due to the use of HPC and its inherent strength, the parking decks are much thinner than conventional precast concrete at only 105mm thickness. Lighter decks mean less steel works resulting in fewer resources being used for the construction of the structure. Newton Parking Structures Ltd. is committed to the best

INNOVATIVE AND SAFE PARKING!

Note the clear sightlines of the CANADACAR parking deck.

What would be your preference? The old-style entrance above? Or the CPTED-friendly parking

deck on the right?

The open concept CANADACAR parking stuucture

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James Q. Wilson, 1931-2012Father of Broken Windows Theory

HaveyouparticipatedintheConferenceBoardofCanadaCPTEDsurvey?TheConferenceBoardofCanadahasrecentlybeenconductinganationalCPTEDsurveybytelephoneonbehalfoftheRCMP.Themainthrustofthesurveyistoestablishwhatishappeningatthelocalscene.Itisalsointerestedingettingfeedbackontheneedforanationalorganizationandaccreditation.

Conference Board of Canada doing CPTED survey

James Q. Wilson, who along with George L. Kelling, co-

developed the Broken Windows Theory, recently passed away in Boston as a result of complica-tions of leukemia, according to his son. Best known for their seminal work “The Police and Neighbourhood Safety - Broken Windows”, published in Atlan-tic magazine in 1982, the pair theorized among other things that “if a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken”. While surprisingly never proven, the theory gained traction thanks in part to its intuitive nature and the fact that it articulated what many people knew to be true.

It also led to a revolution in po-licing, known as “Fixing Broken Windows” as the pair encour-aged police to become keepers

of public order. Nowhere did this have greater impact than New York City in the 1990s during the tenure of William Bratton, who then as New York City Police Commissioner under Mayor Rudy Giuliani, put the theory into practice having previously suc-cessfully implemented it in the New York subway. Murders fell by 2/3rd, along with vehicle thefts, armed rob-beries and break-ins.

Among Wilson’s many insights during his long and distinguished career as an academic, a quote from the New York Times stands out. “The standard question was ‘why did people commit crimes?’. I wanted to ask ‘why people don’t commit them?’”. Wilson got it right.

environmental practices and this is just one of the ways in which they sustain that belief.

The firm is now ramping up to construct a similar structure for the University of Windsor where Dr. Alan Wildeman, President and Vice-

Newton’s open ramp

Chancellor the University commented, “One of the important safety features of the parking structure design is the use of wide open spaces; you can see from one end to the other without any columns”.

Joanne BertrandSales & Marketing ManagerNewton Parking Structures Ltd.

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Executive

1.Cst.TomMcKay,B. Comm. President Peel Regional PoliceCrime Prevention Services7750 Hurontario St.,Brampton, Ontario L6V 3W6Ph: 905-453-2121, ext. 4025Fax: [email protected]

2. WayneNishihama, OALA, CSLA TreasurerCity of Mississauga, Design300 City Centre Dr.,Mississauga, OntarioL5B 3C1Ph: 905-615-3200 ext. 5540 fax: [email protected]

BoardMembers

3. MartinBass, CFE,CPP, CRM Manager, Business Continuity and Ris,The Co-operators130 Macdonell Street,Guelph, Ontario N1H 6P8Ph: 519-767-3925 Ext. 2394Fax: [email protected]

4.J.P.Chartrand3903 Drouin RdHammond, ONK0A 2A0Ph: [email protected]

5.DanetteDalton, BES, MCIP, RPPCity of BrantfordDevelopment Planner,100 Wellington Square,Brantford, OntarioN3T 2M3Ph: 519-759-4150, ext. 2393Fax: [email protected]

6.JohnGwozdowski, B. Arch., OAA, MRAIC, Principal, STILE ARCHITECT29 Lime Dr.,Woodbridge, OntarioL4L 5N3Ph: 416-797-8360Fax: [email protected]

7. BrianPageCET,OALA,CSLA,CMM-IIIKitchener, OntarioPh: 519-743-5514 (res.)[email protected]

8.GurmeetSinghStrategic Safety AnalystToronto Community Housing365 Bloor St. E.,Toronto, OntarioM4W 3L4Cell: 416-678-5275Fax: [email protected]

8. CyndyASkillinscocpa Co-Chair14845-6 Yonge St., Hunters Gate, Unit 103Aurora, OntarioL4G 6H8cell: [email protected] also [email protected]

9. DraganSpasojevicManager, Community Relations and Crime PreventionYork University4700 Keele St. 227 William Small CentreToronto, OntarioM3J 1P3Ph: 416-736-5931Fax: [email protected]

10. Sgt.DavidJ.ThomasProvincial CoordinatorCommunity IssuesCrime Prevention SectionField Support BureauOntario Provincial Police777 Memorial Ave.,Orillia, OntarioL3V 7V3Ph: 705-329-6272Fax: [email protected]

11. Cst.MartenWind, Durham Regional PoliceCrime Prevention Unit605 Rossland Rd. E., Box 911 Whitby, OntarioL1N 0B8 Ph: 1-888-579-1520/905-579-1520, ext. [email protected]

CPTED Ontario Directors - 2011

CPTED Ontario is dedicated to reducing the fear and incidence crime as well as improving the quality of life by promoting the implementation of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles in Canada. CPTED Ontario was conceived and developed to provide a venue for like-minded people to meet, regularly interact and share their CPTED and professional experience. CPTED Ontario members come from a variety of disciplines including law enforcement, government, the planning and design professions, the security industry and the academic world.

Benefits of becoming a CPTED Ontario member included:

access to our web site and password protection to internal directory of practitioners,regular zone meetings,quarterly newsletters,networking with other professions that share common needs and concerns, and $25 off the registration costs for our Annual Conference.

To become a member of CPTED Ontario simply fill out the membership form below:

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