While situational crime prevention (SCP) and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) share similarities in their application, they also have distinct differences. Ron Clarke (1998), who pioneered SCP, highlights that SCP focus is broader in regards to both the settings it intervenes and techniques it applies, while CPTED concentrates on the design and maintenance of built environments. Clarke (1998) further notes that CPTED is more concerned with public and semi-public place, and the human relationships occurring there, more so than SCP.
Further SCP and CPTED differ in regards to their proven capacity to lessen crime (Sutton, Cherney and White, 2014). Proponents of SCP can refer to a comprehensive collection of case studies supporting its successful implementation in a vast range of situations (Clarke 1997; Eck 2002a; Guerette 2009b). Comparatively, reviews of CPTED have been less positive (Mayhew 1979, Shaftoe & Read, 2005). In spite of this CPTED has had significant influence …show more content…
When implemented successfully, they can have great potential to divert potential offenders away from the costly and detrimental criminal justice system. However, it is not without limitations. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, environmental crime prevention only helps to prevent particular types of crime which is often occurs in public places. It doesn’t deter the most serious interpersonal crime such as domestic violence, childhood trauma and sexual assault, which often occurs, ‘behind closed’ doors. It should be noted that a broader approach to these types of crime is more appropriate. Environmental crime techniques have attracted criticism for being conservative in the sense that it helps protect the property and possessions of the wealthy, but it fails to deal with the factors of crime such as socio-economic disadvantage and other social
Further SCP and CPTED differ in regards to their proven capacity to lessen crime (Sutton, Cherney and White, 2014). Proponents of SCP can refer to a comprehensive collection of case studies supporting its successful implementation in a vast range of situations (Clarke 1997; Eck 2002a; Guerette 2009b). Comparatively, reviews of CPTED have been less positive (Mayhew 1979, Shaftoe & Read, 2005). In spite of this CPTED has had significant influence …show more content…
When implemented successfully, they can have great potential to divert potential offenders away from the costly and detrimental criminal justice system. However, it is not without limitations. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, environmental crime prevention only helps to prevent particular types of crime which is often occurs in public places. It doesn’t deter the most serious interpersonal crime such as domestic violence, childhood trauma and sexual assault, which often occurs, ‘behind closed’ doors. It should be noted that a broader approach to these types of crime is more appropriate. Environmental crime techniques have attracted criticism for being conservative in the sense that it helps protect the property and possessions of the wealthy, but it fails to deal with the factors of crime such as socio-economic disadvantage and other social