CHAIR'S MEMBERSHIP LETTER
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CPTED Ontario Newsletter
Volume 2, Number 3
August, 2003
www:cptedontario.ca
D
ear Members:
The fall is almost upon us. That
means cooler temperatures, falling
leaves and the annual CPTED
Ontario conference. By now you
should have all received your
registration for the conference.
This year's conference is expected
to attract 150 people and will
feature a top roster of local and
international presenters. If you
have not registered now is the
time to do it! Low cost CPTED
conferences are rare on the North
American continent so I urge
you to take advantage of this
opportunity. And be sure to visit
the CPTED Ontario table where
you can pick-up your new CPTED
Ontario pamphlet.
Tom McKay
Chair
Cst. Morris Shaw of York Regional Police presents a loitering problem
at the June 19th, 2003 CPTED Ontario Zone meeting.
Attendance at zone meetings
allows you the opportunity to
present your local problems for
CPTED analysis by people with
a variety of expertises.
This small workshop format
produces some remarkably fine
solutions to a wide range of
situations.
Check the Upcoming Events
section inside this Newsletter
for the next zone meeting in
your area.
ARE YOU TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF YOUR CPTED Ontario MEMBERSHIP?
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N
atural Surveillance is the
second concept of CPTED
(Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design). But what
is it? If your house or business
has bushes or trees in front of
it, go and stand out there. If you
can't see it, neither can any one
else. Natural surveillance is when
anyone walking or driving by can
see, even if they are not specifically
looking for your building. You are
trying to create potential witnesses.
You need to get out your pruning
shears, or hedge trimmers and do
some grooming. You should trim
back any branches on large trees
so that they don't hang down more
than 6 feet off the ground. Any low
shrubbery should be kept below
3 feet. This will prevent anyone
from being able to enter your
premise without being seen.
The trend with rear property fences
these days is to have 6-foot wooden
privacy fences. The problem with
those is that it allows someone
to take all the time they want to
get into a rear window or door.
Although you might have to give
up skinny-dipping in the pool, a
chain link fence will provide a
view for neighbours to see anyone
who is up to no good in your yard.
You have to decide what is more
important to your lifestyle.
For most business owners, it makes
sense to have a clear view into your
building. Anyone looking for your
business will be able to find it, and
once there, they will feel safer.
When you drive by a convenience
store, have a look in the front
window. Is it plastered with posters
and ads? Can you see in? If
someone were robbing the cashier
at gunpoint, would you be able to
see, to call police, or avoid walking
into the situation? A clear view
into a business will give someone
who is planning on engaging in
criminal behaviour the idea that
they may be observed. If there is a
chance of witnesses, they may not
shoplift, or do whatever else they
might have planned.
These same concepts apply to the
inside of businesses also. Place a
cash register near the front of the
store where you can see as much
of the store as possible. If anyone
picks up an item, they will have
to pass by an employee to get out.
Place a reception desk right inside
the front door, where all visitors
will have to pass.
If you would like to have a CPTED
audit done on your business or
residence, contact me at
laurel.bar
nett@hrps.on.ca
or 905-878-5511
ext 2120. Next week: Part 111,
Territorial Reinforcement!
Cst. Laurel Barnett
Halton Regional Police
(Reproduced with the permission
of The Georgetown Independent &
Free Press.)
DO YOU HAVE NATURAL SURVEILLANCE?
TERRITORIAL REINFORCEMENT
T
he third concept of CPTED
(Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design) is territorial
reinforcement. In other words,
make your space look occupied
and cared for. If your residence
or business looks like someone
is maintaining it, a criminal who
is thinking about vandalizing or
breaking into it may have second
thoughts. The perception is that a
well-maintained property is more
likely to be occupied than one that
has been neglected.
When I am out walking, or driving,
and I see a house or business with
a lovely flower display, I look at
it for longer, as most people do.
What better way to have extra
sets of eyes on your property? If
passers-by are looking at it, no one
will be breaking in! But remember
to keep sightlines clear. Trees and
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UPCOMING EVENTS
shrubs should be trimmed up to 6
feet or below 3 feet.
Graffiti is a problem in all towns.
If you are a business owner and
discover that you have been hit
by a "tagger", get it cleaned off
as soon as you can. If you leave it
there, other "taggers" will want to
add their marks to your wall.
There is something called the
broken window theory. If a
building has one broken window,
vandals will see it and assume
that no one is looking after the
premises. Another window gets
broken, and so on. Pretty soon
legitimate users are afraid of the
area and begin to avoid it. Property
prices drop, and other buildings
begin to suffer damage. That is
Level I CPTED Course
Toronto Housing Corporation
Sept 15-19. Contact John Main at
416-981-4418; john.main@toronto
housing.ca. Seats available
CPTED Ontario East Zone
Meeting: Wed. September 10,
10 am. Guest speaker: Mike
Jamieson, President of Access
Direct:"The latest in PELCO
surveillance systems". 7
th
floor,
2 Constellation Cresent, Ottawa,
Ontario. Contact: Const. Arthur
Wong, (613)236-1222 x5871,
wonga@ottawapolice.ca
CPTED Ontario Central Zone
Meeting: Friday, October 3,
2003, 9 am12 noon. Frank
McKechnie Community Centre,
310 Bristol Rd. E. Contact Tom
McKay to RSVP at 905-453-2121,
ext. 4025; thomas.mckay@peelpol
ice.on.ca
2003 CPTED Ontario
Conference: "Eyes and Feet on
the Street". Sun. Oct. 19 Tues.
Oct. 21, 2003. Best Western
Lamplighter Inn & Conference
Centre, London, Ontario. Contact
John Periversoff at 519-652-4150;
john.periversoff@jus.gov.on.ca
Level II CPTED Course
Peel Regional Police
Oct. 27
-31. Contact Tom McKay
at 905-453-2121, ext. 4025
thomas.mckay@peelpolice.ca
Level I CPTED Course
Centennial College, Toronto
Nov. 1014. Contact Ed Judd at
416-438-2216, ext. 6009
edjudd@centennialcollege.ca
Seats available
I
recently had the occasion to
comment on a situation that
developed as a result of some CPTED
advice. It seems a CPTED practitioner
with a major regional police service
had made a presentation where he
spoke of the "3 and 7 rule". The rule
refers to common CPTED advice
whereby a view corridor is maintained
through the landscaping to facilitate
natural surveillance. The problem in
this instance developed when some
over zealous citizens used the "rule"
they had heard from the police officer
to push for what was perceived as
excessive trimming in a city park.
CPTED practitioners and police
officers in particular should know
that brief presentations are common
breeding grounds for giving CPTED
a bum rap. People often view the
police officer as an authority figure
and thereby interpret their words
literally never realizing that CPTED is
situational and in many circumstances
does not require strict compliance to
guidelines presented as "rules".
DO YOU KNOW HOW YOUR CPTED ADVICE IS
BEING INTERPRETED?
how slums and destitute areas
come into being.
Feelings of territoriality can extend
to beyond your own property. If
a street is predominated by well
looked after houses, neighbours
will call police if they see
suspicious activity. Run down
neighbourhoods promote suspicion
and isolation.
If you have any questions about
this or any other police matters,
contact me at laurel.barnett@hrps.o
n.ca or 905-878-5511 ext 2120.
Cst. Laurel Barnett
Halton Regional Police
(Reproduced with the permission
of The Georgetown Independent &
Free Press.)
This can result in a loss of
effectiveness in the delivery of our
message as seasoned park department
officials, landscape architects and
the like begin to view our perceived
message as excessive or simply out of
touch. Such was the case, in my early
years, as I would later come to know
that staff in the planning department
would often mimic the motion of
starting a chain saw as I walked
through their office.
It is therefore critical that CPTED
practitioners go out of their way to
temper their comments with balance.
Words such as rules should not be used
in short presentations and alternatives
such as establishing vertical view
corridors (breaks in the landscaping)
should be presented.
The full potential of CPTED will
only be realized if our words do not
get in the way.
Tom McKay
Peel Regional Police
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CPTED Ontario 2003 Conference Eyes and Feet On The Street
CPTED Ontario is proud to announce its third annual conference. This years theme Eyes And Feet On The
Street (Instill a sense of Community in Your Neighbourhood, Reclaim Problem Areas and Challenge
Unwanted Behaviour) will focus on providing registrants with an opportunity to experience presenters from
across North America, exchange ideas and develop new strategies and partnerships in support of Crime
Prevention Through Environmental Design.
Keynote Speaker
(P1)
Monday October 20: Glenn Scheels
Glenn Scheels, MCIP, RPP, is a Principal in the firm Green Scheels Pidgeon Planning Consultants in Kitchener,
Ontario. His practice includes planning and design for residential, commercial, office and industrial development;
downtown redevelopment; park and streetscape design; and preparation of urban design guidelines for
municipalities. Designing Safer Cities.
Keynote Speaker
(P2)
Monday October 20: Jim Vafiades
Jim Vafiades, President, Ontario Association of Landscape Architects. As landscape architects strive to create
unique outdoor environments that excite the senses and enhance the outdoor experience, they must also create
spaces that are safe and vandal resistant. "Aesthetics and Safety: Is there a Balance?"
Keynote Speaker
(P3)
Tuesday October 21: Dorinda Howe
Dorinda Howe, Past Chair and founding member of the Florida CPTED Network and is a private consultant and
instructor in the CPTED field. Ms. Howe is certified as a Crime Prevention Practitioner by the State of Florida,
Bureau of Criminal Justice Programs. "Eyes and Feet on the Street. Whose eyes, whose feet, and which streets?"
Keynote Speaker
(P4)
Tuesday October 21: Timothy L. Zehring
Tim Zehring is the Executive Director and founder of the International Crime Free Programs and Supervisor of the
Crime Free Programs for the Mesa, Arizona Police Department.
Breakouts Day 1
Session A1
Crime Free - Tim Zehring
(Executive Director and
founder of the International Crime Free Programs)
Session A2
Lighting - Bill Van Ryswyk
(Ottawa Police
Service)
This session will explain the benefits of
different light sources and how they should be utilized to
illuminate downtown streets, parks and parking lots.
Session A3
Risk Management and CPTED - Dave Rikley
A powerful combination. This session provides you with
a new perspective on integrating these two elements.
Liability could become your new reason for conducting
a CPTED review or Safety audit.
Session A4
CPTED Orientation - Constable Rick Choja
(London Police Service) and
Sr. Constable Doug
Graham
(Ontario Provincial Police)
Participants will
learn about the philosophy, development and practice of
CPTED.
Session B1
Lighting - Bill Van Ryswyk
(Ottawa Police
Service)
This session will explain the benefits of
different light sources and how they should be utilized to
illuminate downtown streets, parks and parking lots.
Session B2
Spatial Sequencing - James Jarvis
(James Jarvis
Associates)
Session B3
Safety Audits: a Tool to Design Out Crime -
Astrid Clos
(Senior Associate Green Scheels Pidgeon
Consultants) and
Sly Castaldi
(Guelph-Wellington
Women in Crisis
) Learn how to run a successful
Safety Audit. Discover how and when to use this tool
and how audits can improve your community
Session B4
Deterring Smash and Grab - Ron Phelps
(3M
Canada Project Manager)
60% of B&E's occur through
glass yet Security Window Film/Laminates for glass are
typically overlooked during any threat-risk assessment
for your offices and homes.
Session B5
Lighting Tour - Constable Rick Choja
(London
Police Service)
This session is a night bus tour (7:30
p.m. to 10:00 p.m.) to learn to identify light sources and
understand lighting strategies. It is limited to 60
persons only.
Breakouts Day 2
Session C1
Colour and Spatial Philosophy - Hendrikus
Bervoets
(Bervoets Environmental Consulting Ltd.) and
Constable Rick Choja
(London Police Service)
Attend this session to better understand how spatial
respect, the philosophy of colour and a
comprehensive phased strategy are elements to the
definition and use of space.
Session C2
OPP Anti-terrorism - Sr. Constable Doug
Graham
and
Inspector John Periversoff
(Ontario
Provincial Police)
This session will profile what the
OPP in Western Region have been doing to prevent
terrorist attacks in major industries. Strategies using
CPTED principles will be discussed.
Session C3
Spatial Sequencing - James Jarvis
(James Jarvis
Associates)
Session C4
Applying CPTED to Shopping Malls - Jonathon
Lusher
Annual General Meeting - CPTED Ontario
REGISTRATION FEES
:
Prior to September 20, 2003
$150.00 for CPTED Ontario
members
$175.00 for Non-members
After September 20, 2003
$170.00 for CPTED Ontario
members
$195.00 for Non-members
Student Rate: $85.00 (limited
seating capacity)
All funds payable in Canadian
Dollars
Payment Options:
Cheque or Money Order
payable to CPTED Ontario
CPTED Ontario
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CPTED Ontario DIRECTORS
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CST. TOM MCKAY, Chair
Peel Regional PoliceCrime
Prevention Services7750
Hurontario St.,
Brampton, Ontario
L6V 3W6
Phone: 905-453-2121, ext.
4025Fax: 905-453-4428
e-mail: Thomas.McKay@peelpoli
ce.on.ca
SGT. BILL VAN RYSWYK,
Vice Chair
Ottawa Police Service
P.O. Box 9634
Station T,
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 6H5
Phone: 613-236-1222, ext. 3885
e-mail: vanryswykw@ottawapoli
ce.ca
WAYNE NISHIHAMA,
Secretary Treasurer
City of Mississauga, Design
300 City Centre Dr.,
Mississauga, Ontario
L5B 3C1
Phone: 905-896-5540
Fax: 905-896-5553
e-mail: Wayne.Nishihama@missis
sauga.ca
CST. LAUREL BARNETT,
Regional Director
Community Support
Halton Regional Police Service
Box 2700
Oakville, ON L6J 5C7
Ph. Local 905-878-5511, Toronto
Phone: 905-825-4777,
Hamilton 905-634-1831,
Voice Mail 905-825-4747 ext.
2120Fax. 905-878-9623
e-mail:laurel.barnett@hrps.on.ca
RUTH MARLAND BRYAN
City of Mississauga
Community Services
300 City Centre Dr.
Mississauga, Ontario
L5B 3C1
Phone: 905-896-5827
E-mail: ruth.marlandbryan@city.m
ississauga.on.ca
ANNE MCILROY
Brook McIlroy Inc.
51 Camden St., Suite 300,
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3V2
Phone: 416-504-5997
Fax: 416-504-7712
E-Mail: amcilroy@brookmcilroy.
com
INSP. JOHN PERIVERSOFF,
Regional Director
Regional Manager Community
Policing
Ontario Provincial Police
Western Region Headquarters
6355 Westminister Dr.
P.O. Box 57, Lambeth Station
London, Ontario N6P 1T2
Phone: 519-652-4150
Fax: 519-652-4165
e-mail: john.periversoff@jus.gov.
on.ca
SHANE RECHNER, C.P.O.
Resources Protection Manager
Sears Canada Inc.
Ontario West Region
CPTED Specialist
200 Fairway Road South
Kitchener, ON N2C 1W9
Phone. 519-894-2300, ext. 413,
Fax: 519-894-3298
e-mail:
srechne@sears.ca
DEMETRIOS SKILLARIS
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing
Toronto, Ontario
Phone: 416-585-6604,
e-mail: Demetrios.Skillaris@mah.
gov.on.ca
CST. ARTHUR WONG, Regional
Director
Ottawa Police Service
P.O. Box 9634,
Station T,
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 6H5
Bus phone: 613-236-1222, ext.
8637
Email: wonga@ottawapolice.ca
TERRY WRIGHT
York University Security Service
4700 Keele St.
Toronto, Ontario
M3J 2P3
Phone: 416-736-5944
Fax: 416-736-5879
e-mail: wright1@yorku.ca
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CPTED Ontario is dedicated to reducing the fear and incidence of 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 design professions, the security industry and the academic world.
Benefits of becoming a CPTED Ontario member include:
* access to our web site and internal directory,
* regular zone meetings and
* an annual Workshop where you can learn about the latest CPTED developments or take in an
introductory session.
To become a member of CPTED Ontario simply fill out the membership form below:
CPTED Ontario Membership Form
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Send your cheque or money order payable to CPTED Ontario, c/o 7750 Hurontario Street, Brampton, Ontario L6V
3W6 Canada, or for further information contact Tom McKay at 905-453-2121, ext. 4025, or email thomas.mckay@pe
elpolice.on.ca
CPTED Ontario is a division of the CPTED Institute
CPTED Ontario membership/renewal form