Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

If you are reading this review, then you probably have no choice but to buy this book because it's for a college class. I get that. But let me tell you, the book is actually pretty good. The book makes ample use of real-world examples and is not just theory. Unfortunately, much of the material becomes repetitive, as you can only recommend cutting the bushes and installing lighting so many times in one text. Seriously though, the book does have some good material and presents it in an orderly, logical fashion, and does have content that would be beneficial to the student of crime prevention through environmental design.

This book is fine for some sections, but in others it's comical. I understand that feng shui used in the past and still today, but no boss or building inspector is going to go for it when putting together a realistic safety plan for a school system. It's also repetitive and seems to cover the same topics in different chapters.

I have used the second edition for 12 years. This third edition has updated a lot of the material and and new material. It is a great resource for CPTED.

Great reference book