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PREVENTION CRIME AMENAGEMENT MILIEU [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-06-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
- Security
- Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crime prevention through environmental design
1, record 1, English, crime%20prevention%20through%20environmental%20design
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CPTED 1, record 1, English, CPTED
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) — An approach to planning and development that reduces opportunities for crime by applying design principles that make it difficult for crimes to be committed. Examples include increasing surveillance to maximize the ability to spot suspicious individuals, ensuring that the buildings in the area are clean and free of graffiti, target hardening by increasing physical barriers and security devices, and by increasing the territoriality by fostering the resident's control over the neighbourhood ... 2, record 1, English, - crime%20prevention%20through%20environmental%20design
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Expression used to refer to the application of both community and justice-system based defensive approaches to relatively large scale settings such as neighbourhoods, commercial corridors, schools, and public transportation systems with identifiable spatial boundaries. 3, record 1, English, - crime%20prevention%20through%20environmental%20design
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
- Sécurité
- Aménagement du territoire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prévention du crime par l'aménagement du milieu
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9vention%20du%20crime%20par%20l%27am%C3%A9nagement%20du%20milieu
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PCAM 1, record 1, French, PCAM
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prévention du crime par une conception adéquate du milieu 2, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9vention%20du%20crime%20par%20une%20conception%20ad%C3%A9quate%20du%20milieu
feminine noun
- PCAM 2, record 1, French, PCAM
feminine noun
- PCAM 2, record 1, French, PCAM
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La PCAM est une approche à la planification et au développement qui diminue les [chances] qu'un crime se produise. En voici quelques exemples : augmenter la surveillance pour maximiser la capacité de repérer les personnes suspectes; s'assurer que les édifices du secteur sont propres, bien entretenus et sans graffiti; renforcer les infrastructures et restreindre l'accès, en installant des barrières physiques et des systèmes de sécurité; améliorer la territorialité, en favorisant chez les habitants la prise de contrôle de leur propre voisinage [...] 2, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9vention%20du%20crime%20par%20l%27am%C3%A9nagement%20du%20milieu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Application des approches défensives tant communautaires qu'officielles à des espaces relativement vastes comme des quartiers, des zones commerciales et des écoles, ainsi qu'aux systèmes de transport public. 1, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9vention%20du%20crime%20par%20l%27am%C3%A9nagement%20du%20milieu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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