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Basic CPTED Training Course

$625

40 Hour Basic Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Training Course With Field Assessment & Exam

  • All course curriculum must be completed and section quizzes passed with a minimum score of 80%.
  • The Basic CPTED course includes 2 graded hands-on activities
  • The Basic CPTED course requires the completion of a graded CPTED Field Assessment and Presentation – this requires an on-site visit to a pre-approved location in your community.
  • The Basic 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.

What is required for the graded CPTED Field Assessment & Presentation?

You will need to locate a site within your community and have it approved by the NICP. Once approved, you will visit the site and utilizing a CPTED Field Assessment form you will conduct a CPTED site assessment. You will then put together a presentation of your findings following the presentation rubric provided. You will submit both your field form, and presentation for a grade. While visiting the site you will need to take pictures, conduct user interviews, and talk with a property stakeholder about issues being experienced at the site. You will also be required to collect demographics and crime data for the site.

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 NICP's Basic CPTED Course

  • Welcome to the Basic CPTED Course FREE PREVIEW

  • Basic CPTED Course Agenda FREE PREVIEW

  • How to Navigate This Course

  • Important Technical Information About the Online Courses

  • Assignment Information

  • CPTED Library

  • NICP CPTED Network

  • Basic CPTED Course Manual

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

  • Basic CPTED Module Quiz & Final Exam Review – Word Version

Module 1: Introduction to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)

  • Introduction to CPTED

  • Stairway Project

  • CPTED Definitions & Strategies

  • Three D’s of CPTED

  • Benefits & Potential Problems

  • Human Behavior & CPTED

  • Philadelphia Mural Program

  • CPTED in Flint, MI

  • Urban Design

  • Module 1: Introduction to CPTED Quiz

Module 2: Barriers - Real vs. Symbolic

  • Fencing & Walls Part 1

  • Government Building without Bollards

  • Fencing & Walls Part 2

  • Landscaping Part 1

  • Landscaping Ambush Point

  • Landscaping Part 2

  • Module 2: Barriers – Real vs. Symbolic Quiz

Module 3: Lighting for Safety

  • Introduction to Lighting

  • Lighting Vocabulary Part 1

  • Footcandles – Lux

  • Canopy Lighting Evaluation & Light Meters

  • Lighting Vocabulary Part 2

  • Types of Lighting Part 1

  • OLED

  • Types of Lighting Part 2

  • OLED TV

  • Types of Lighting Part 3

  • American Medical Association & LED Lighting

  • Properties of Lighting & Technology Part 1

  • Light and Color

  • Properties of Lighting & Technology Part 2

  • Lighting & Technology

  • Properties of Lighting & Technology Part 3

  • Module 3: Lighting for Safety Quiz

Module 4: Planning, Zoning & CPTED

  • Introduction to Planning & Zoning Part 1

  • Change Your Environment

  • Introduction to Planning & Zoning Part 2

  • CPTED & Zoning

  • Pedestrian Oriented Development & CPTED Part 1

  • Livable Streets

  • Pedestrian Oriented Development & CPTED Part 2

  • Robotic Parking

  • Pedestrian Oriented Development & CPTED Part 3

  • Transit & CPTED

  • Twelve Steps for Creating Safe Vibrant Communities Part 1

  • Streets

  • Twelve Steps for Creating Safe Vibrant Communities Part 2

  • The Spirit of Detroit

  • Twelve Steps for Creating Safe Vibrant Communities Part 3

  • CPTED & The Planning Process

  • Module 4: Planning, Zoning, & CPTED Quiz

Module 5: Neighborhood Design Charrette

  • Neighborhood Design Part 1

  • Participatory Design

  • Project 1: Neighborhood Design Charrette

Module 5: Neighborhood Design Charrette Follow Up

  • Neighborhood Design Charrette Follow Up

Module 6: Writing a CPTED Standard/Overlay Districts

  • What Is An Overlay District?

  • Tampa Riverwalk

  • Form Based Codes & CPTED

  • Form-Based Codes Defined

  • Zoning Codes

  • Miami 21

  • Module 6: Writing a CPTED Standard/Overlay District Quiz

Module 7: Traffic Calming & CPTED

  • What is Traffic Calming?

  • Life Paint

  • CPTED & Traffic Calming Applications Part 1

  • Crosswalks

  • CPTED & Traffic Calming Applications Part 2

  • Tactical Urbanism Street Mural

  • CPTED & Traffic Calming Applications Part 3

  • Module 7 Traffic Calming & CPTED Quiz

Module 8: Understanding Site Plans/Site Plan Review

  • Understanding Site Plans

  • Project 2: Site Plan Review Part 1

  • Project 2: Boys & Girls Club Blueprints

  • Project 2: Site Plan Review

Module 8: Site Plan Review Follow Up

  • Project 2: Site Plan Review Follow Up

Module 9: CPTED Report Writing

  • CPTED Report Writing

  • NICP Field CPTED Form

  • CPTED Presentation Rubric

  • CPTED Field Assessment PowerPoint Template

  • Presentation Example 1

  • Presentation Example 2

  • Presentation Example 3

  • Presentation Example 4

  • Presentation Example 5

  • Project 3: Site Selection for CPTED Assessment

Module 9: CPTED Report Writing Assignment

  • Project 3: CPTED Field Assessment & Presentation

Module 10: Global CPTED Programs

  • CPTED Around the World

Final Exam

  • Certificate Information

  • The US CPTED Association

  • Basic CPTED Final Exam

The NICP is an AIA Continuing Education Training Provider

The NICP is now an AIA-approved continuing education provider in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). Earn 40 LU/HSW upon completion of the NICP Basic CPTED Course and 24 LU/HSW upon completion of the NICP Advanced CPTED Training. The NICP’s CPTED courses approved for AIA CEUs are available online and in-person. Completing both courses allows you to become CPTED certified by earning the NICP CPTED Professional Designation (CPD) certification.

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