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Schneider, Tod – National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2010
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) 101 applies to both new and existing schools and is built on three simple concepts: natural surveillance, natural access control, and territoriality. If a school's layout seems unsafe, adopting a few CPTED fundamentals may help make it significantly safer. This paper offers some tips for making…
Descriptors: School Security, Crime Prevention, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities
Schneider, Tod – National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2010
Over the past decade electronic security technology has evolved from an exotic possibility into an essential safety consideration. Before resorting to high-tech security solutions, school officials should think carefully about the potential for unintended consequences. Technological fixes may be mismatched to the problems being addressed. They can…
Descriptors: School Security, Information Technology, Safety, School Personnel
Schneider, Tod – 1998
The Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) concept suggests that natural surveillance, natural access control, and territoriality can be effectively applied to schools and surrounding environments to provide safety for students and teachers. This document presents the essential concepts of the CPTED and examines how the main office…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Schneider, Tod – 2001
This digest in Spanish describes several technologies that can be used to control access to, and improve surveillance of, school grounds. Access can be controlled by using "smart" cards to control keyed entries. Many schools have problems with multiple copies of keys, and these card systems are integrated with computer software that…
Descriptors: Alarm Systems, Crime Prevention, Electronic Equipment, Elementary Secondary Education
Schneider, Tod – 2001
This digest describes several technologies that can be used to control access to, and improve surveillance of, school grounds. Access can be controlled by using "smart" cards to control keyed entries. Many schools have problems with multiple copies of keys, and these card systems are integrated with computer software that allows for…
Descriptors: Alarm Systems, Crime Prevention, Electronic Equipment, Elementary Secondary Education
Schneider, Tod; Walker, Hill; Sprague, Jeffrey – 2000
This document seeks to synthesize, integrate, and make available to school personnel solid information regarding Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). Chapter 1, "The Changed Landscape of School Safety and Security," examines characteristics of safe and unsafe schools, causes of vulnerability, and the role of design and technology…
Descriptors: Architects, Crime Prevention, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education