(CPTED) Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design-

A proactive element of security services that Ronin designated assessors can consult clients on.

CPTED is crime prevention theory focusing on tactical design and the effective use of the built environment, which when applied, reduces both crime and the fear of crime. A main objective of CPTED is to reduce/remove the opportunity for crime to occur in an environment, and promote positive interaction with the space by normal users. CPTED is a preventative, pro-active model, and not a reactive one. 

The benefits are optimized when the strategy is applied in the earliest possible stage of a design process, before integral decisions are made. CPTED should not always operate alone as a sole crime prevention method; instead, Natural Security should work in partnership with the other security strategies, Physical and Mechanical.