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Partners against crime Jon Cole charts the process by which Secured
by Design introduced third party certification into its work with police and fire services to help keep a range of building types safe and secure
OR ALMOST 30 years, the national police crime prevention initiative, Secured by Design (SBD), has been a staunch campaigner for improved security in the built environment. This work has enabled tens of thousands of residents to move into new homes built to SBD’s crime prevention standards and to benefi t from its high standards of security. A network of more than 200 SBD trained
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police offi cers and staff in police forces across the country carry out this work day to day in local communities. Termed ‘designing out crime offi cers’, they work closely with architects, developers and local authority planners to design out crime at the planning stage in new developments and major refurbishments. These offi cers promote the use of proven
crime prevention techniques in the layout and landscaping of developments, for example to increase natural surveillance, create defensible space and limit through movement. In addition, they seek to improve the security of buildings, by recommending products such as doors, windows and locks that are suffi ciently robust to resist physical attack and deter opportunistic burglars. They operate not only in the residential
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building sector, but also in a wide range of other sectors including commercial, retail, mixed use, transport, health, education, sport and leisure.
Origins of SBD
SBD was created in 1989, following the housing boom from the 1960s to the 1980s, when there was a signifi cant and urgent demand for housing. Estates were built quickly and often cheaply with little consideration given to security. Sky walkways and subways were incorporated into many large estates to keep apart pedestrians and the rapidly growing number of vehicles. However, this created an environment in
which escape routes were everywhere and anonymity was absolute, the result being that crime increased signifi cantly and burglary in particular. The police service response was to set up SBD to include crime prevention at the planning stage of new developments.
Door/window security
Analysis of how burglaries were being committed revealed that homes had doors
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