CPTED for Parks
16-Hour Self-Paced Online Course | Eligible for CPD Renewal
Explore how Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) can enhance the safety, accessibility, and use of parks and public spaces. Learn to analyze crime data, identify safety risks, develop heat maps, improve park design, and evaluate costs and return on investment.
How to Navigate This Course
Welcome to the NICP's Specialize CPTED for Parks Course
Contact Information
Overview of Topics
FREE PREVIEWCPTED Specialized Topics Course Survey
Importance of Academic Integrity
NICP Academic Integrity Policy
Academic Integrity Policy Agreement
Important Technical Information About the Online Courses
Navigating PDF Blueprints
Assignment Information
CPTED Library
NICP CPTED Network
Lesson 1: Introduction to CPTED for Parks
Lesson 2: Why Park Safety Is Complex
Lesson 3: Understanding Park Safety Concerns: Crime, Disorder, and Fear of Crime
Different crime types require different CPTED strategies
Lesson 4: Environmental Risk Factors and Social Challenges in Parks
Quiz Module 1: Identifying Park Safety Concerns
Lesson 1: Lessons Learned from Park Safety History
Lesson 2: Design, Maintenance, and Disinvestment
Connecting Design and Maintenance to Safety
Lesson 3: Programming, Public Life, and Perception of Safety
The Social Value of Moore Square Park
Lesson 4: Social Conditions, Community Context, and Case Study Review
Quiz Module 2: Connecting Past Decisions to Present Safety
Lesson 1: Building the Foundation for a Crime Heat Map
Lesson 2: Creating Heat Crime Map
Lesson 3: Battery City Park Proposal Recomendations
FROM ARRIVAL TO BELONGING: A PUBLIC REALM THAT CONNECTS OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Quiz Module 3: Crime Statistics, Heat Maps, and Safety Analysis
Lesson 1: CPTED for Trails and Greenways: Safety Challenges and User Experience
Lesson 2: Aruba Linear Park Case Study
Lesson 3 Urban Trail Mexico City
Lesson 4: Applying CPTED Strategies to Trail Plans
Quiz Module 4: Designing Safer Trails and Greenways
Lesson 1: CPTED for park Assessment
Lesson 2: Return on Investment
CPTED For Parks Assessment
Resources: Estimating the Cost of Your Park Recommendations