TWENTY FIVE TECHNIQUES OF SITUATIONAL PREVENTION
Increase the Effort
1. Target harden
Steering column locks
and immobilisers
Anti-robbery screens
Tamper-proof packaging
2. Control access to
facilities
Entry phones
Electronic card access
Baggage screening
3. Screen exits
x Ticket needed for exit
Export documents
Electronic merchandise
tags
4. Deflect offenders
Street closures
Separate bathrooms for
women
Disperse pubs
5. Control tools/ weapons
Smart guns
Disabling stolen cell
phones
Restrict spray paint sales
to juveniles
Increase the Risks Reduce the Rewards Reduce Provocations Remove Excuses
6. Extend guardianship 11. Conceal targets 16. Reduce frustrations and stress 21. Set rules
Take routine precautions: Off-street parking Efficient queues and polite Rental agreements
go out in group at night, Gender-neutral phone service Harassment codes
leave signs of occupancy, directories Expanded seating Hotel registration
carry phone Unmarked bullion trucks Soothing music/muted lights
Cocoon neighborhood
watch
7. Assist natural surveillance 12. Remove targets 17. Avoid disputes 22. Post instructions
Improved street lighting Removable car radio Separate enclosures for rival No Parking
Defensible space design Womens refuges soccer fans Private Property
Support whistleblowers Pre-paid cards for pay Reduce crowding in pubs Extinguish camp fires
phones Fixed cab fares
8. Reduce anonymity 13. Identify property 18. Reduce emotional arousal 23. Alert conscience
Taxi driver IDs Property marking Controls on violent Roadside speed display
Hows my driving? Vehicle licensing and parts pornography boards
decals marking Enforce good behavior on Signatures for customs
School uniforms Cattle branding soccer field declarations
Prohibit racial slurs Shoplifting is stealing
9. Utilize place managers 14. Disrupt markets 19. Neutralize peer pressure 24. Assist compliance
CCTV for double-deck Monitor pawn shops Idiots drink and drive Easy library checkout
buses Controls on classified ads. Its OK to say No Public lavatories
Two clerks for convenience License street vendors Disperse troublemakers at Litter bins
stores school
Reward vigilance
10. Strengthen formal 15. Deny benefits 20. Discourage imitation 25. Control drugs and alcohol
surveillance Ink merchandise tags Rapid repair of vandalism Breathalyzers in pubs
Red light cameras Graffiti cleaning V-chips in TVs Server intervention
Burglar alarms Speed humps Censor details of modus Alcohol-free events
Security guards operandi