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Advanced CPTED Course

$425

The NICP’s 24 hour Advanced CPTED course covers CPTED & Schools, Terrorism, Traffic Calming, Public Art, Color & Human Behavior, Public Transportation, & Parks. This is the second course needed to earn the NICP’s CPTED Professional Designation (CPD)

  • All course curriculum must be completed and section quizzes passed with a minimum score of 80%.
  • The Advanced CPTED course includes 3 graded hands-on activities.
  • The Advanced CPTED course concludes with a final exam – a minimum score of 80% is required to pass the course.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the course curriculum presented?

The course information is presented in a presentation format with audio to provide greater detail. There are some short videos that illustrate the material presented in each module. Throughout the modules there will be short 5 questions quizzes after each topic is completed. There are three graded projects included in the course. At the conclusion of the course there is a 50 question final exam.

How are the hands-on activities/assignments conducted?

In Module 3: Park Blueprint Exercise – you will submit a list of CPTED requirements/recommendations for a specific park on the principles discussed in the course. A park blueprint is provided for this activity. In Module 5: In the CPTED for Schools module you will complete a school safety charrette based on the guidelines provided in the lesson. In Module 8: Final Blueprint Exercise you will be required to conduct a site plan review of either a transit facility or school utilizing blueprints provided. For all three assignments you will submit a typed list within the assignment blocks on the platform. A minimum score of 80% must be earned to successfully complete the assignments.

Course Instructor

Art Hushen

President & Head Instructor

Art Hushen is the President/Owner of the National Institute of Crime Prevention (NICP, Inc.), a global training and consulting company specializing in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. (CPTED) The NICP maintains the nationally recognized CPTED Professional Designation (CPD) Program.

Prior to the creation of NICP, Inc., Art was assigned to the Tampa Police Department’s Special Operations Bureau / CPTED Section where he was instrumental in the creation of the Department’s CPTED Unit and Tampa’s first CPTED Ordinance for the Westshore Business District, which is the largest Business District in Florida. He implemented the CPTED review process for the Tampa Parks Department Greenways and Trails Master Plan. He worked with the Tampa Housing Authority on their Hope VI program and was part of the task force implementing design guidelines.

 

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Course Curriculum

Welcome to the NICP's Advanced CPTED Course

  • Welcome to the Advanced CPTED Course FREE PREVIEW

  • Advanced CPTED Agenda FREE PREVIEW

  • Advanced CPTED Course Survey

  • How to Navigate This Course

  • Important Technical Information About the Online Courses

  • Assignment Information

  • CPTED Library

  • NICP CPTED Network

  • Advanced CPTED Manual

  • Advanced CPTED Module Quiz & Final Exam Review – PDF Version

  • Advanced CPTED Module Quiz & Exam Review – Word Version

Module 1: Public Art & CPTED

  • Public Art and CPTED Part 1

  • Creative Placemaking

  • Public Art and CPTED Part 2

  • Placemaking

  • Public Art and CPTED Part 3

  • Creating Community

  • Public Art and CPTED Part 4

  • Bike Racks

  • Public Art and CPTED Part 5

  • Making the Invisible Visible

  • Public Art Example 1

  • Public Art Example 1

  • Public Art and CPTED Part 6

  • Philadelphia Mural Arts

  • Public Art Example 2

  • Public Art Example 3

Module 2: CPTED & Parks

  • CPTED & Parks

  • The High Line

  • City Parks Alliance CPTED

  • Carlton Pocket Park

  • Comfort Station Design Part 1

  • Dolores Park

  • Comfort Station Design Part 2

  • New Trends in Comfort Station Use

  • Module 2: CPTED & Parks Quiz

Module 3: Park Blueprint Exercise

  • Giddens Park Blueprint Exercise

  • Giddens Park Blueprint

  • Project 1: Park Blueprint Exercise

Module 3: Park Blueprint Exercise Follow Up

Giddens Park Class Project Site Plan Review.pdf

Module 4: The Effect of Color on Human Behavior

  • Color and Human Behavior Part 1

  • Color and Behavior

  • Color and Human Behavior Part 2

  • Module 4: Color & Human Behavior Quiz

Module 5: CPTED for Schools

  • Project 2: School Safety Charrette

  • Project 2: School Safety Charrette

  • CPTED For Schools Part 1

  • US Representative authors bill to improve school safety includes CPTED

  • CPTED For Schools Part 2

  • Student dress code policy

  • CPTED For Schools Part 3

  • Lighting to improve student performance

  • CPTED For Schools Part 4

  • School Design and Active Shooter

  • CPTED For Schools Part 5

  • Response to Active Shooter

  • CPTED For Schools Part 6

  • Architecture in Support of Learning

  • History

  • Security for Schools Part 1

  • Inside the safest school in America

  • Security for Schools Part 2

  • Center For Disease Control (CDC) CPTED School Assessment Form

  • Rosa Parks Elementary School

  • Module 5: CPTED for Schools Quiz

Module 6: Terror Mitigation & CPTED

  • Terror Mitigation and CPTED Part 1

  • Should anti-terrorism barricades look pretty?

  • Terror Mitigation and CPTED Part 2

  • Vehicle Barrier

  • Terror Mitigation and CPTED Part 3

  • Window improperly mounted

  • Window properly mounted

  • Bullet proof windows

  • Terror Mitigation and CPTED Part 4

  • Blast 1

  • Terror Mitigation and CPTED Part 5

  • Blast 2

  • Terror Mitigation and CPTED Part 6

  • Blast 3

  • Terror Mitigation and CPTED Part 7

  • Manchester Bombing

  • Terror Mitigation and CPTED Part 8

  • Vehicle blast

  • Terror Mitigation and CPTED Part 9

  • Spain Transit Bombing

  • Terror Mitigation and CPTED Part 10

  • Court House Attack

  • Module 6: Terror Mitigation & CPTED Quiz

Module 7: Transit & CPTED

  • Transit and CPTED Part 1

  • Seattle Transit

  • Seattle

  • Transit and CPTED Part 2

  • Transit Watch

  • Transit and CPTED Part 3

  • Transit Station Design

  • Transit and CPTED Part 4

  • Sky Tran Personal Rapid Transit. The future of public transportation.

  • Transit and CPTED Part 5

  • The Hyperloop Experience. 700 mph in a tube.

  • Module 7: Transit & CPTED Quiz

Module 8: Final Blueprint Exercise

  • Final Blueprint Exercise Overview

  • Project 3: Transit Station Blueprint Exercise

  • Transit Center Blueprints

  • Project 3: Elementary School Blueprint Exercise

  • Elementary School Blueprints

  • Final Blueprint Exercise

Module 8: Final Blueprint Exercise Follow Up

  • Project 3: Transit Center Photos.pdf

  • Project 3: Elementary School Photos

Advanced CPTED Final Exam

  • Certificate Information

  • The US CPTED Association

  • Advanced CPTED Final Exam