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10 Crime Prevention Principles
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This basically refers to making something harder for an offender to access and making it more resistant to approaches made by offenders.
Examples of target hardening.
1. Target Hardening
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This principle can be cost free in most cases and is all about ensuring that a potential target for an offender is out of view, so as not to attract their attention in the first place. This could be:
2. Target Removal
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As with Target Removal, this principle can also be relatively cost free and relates to ensuring that items are not accessible to offenders that may help them commit an offence. This could be:
3. Removing The Means To Commit Crime
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An offender will want to maximise the amount gained from taking the risk of committing an offence and there are ways to reduce their potential pay-off. This could be:
4. Reducing The Pay-Off
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As the principle suggests, this is simply looking at measures that will control access to a location, a person or an objective. This could be:
5. Access Control
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Offenders obviously do not want to be seen and look for concealment opportunities to assist them commit their crimes. Improving surveillance around businesses or public places is very important. This could be:
6. Surveillance
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Offenders like familiarity with an area, they like knowing routes in and out of an area and knowing that they can leave with ease if required. Environments should also not look like they have been forgotten about and that no one cares for. This could be:
7. Environmental Change
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Changing our habits may require the setting of rules and informing people of rules may require the positioning of signage in appropriate locations. This could be:
8. Rule Setting
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As previously mentioned, offenders do not want to be seen and they look for concealment points around the site where they are looking to commit an offence. There are ways that we can increase the chances of an offender being seen. This could be:
9. Increase Chances of Being Caught
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Deterring an offender or deflecting their intentions can be done in a number of ways. Some approaches will be done in partnership with specific agencies/organisations. Others can be done around the home.
This could be:
10. Deflecting Offenders
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If you're shopping for a new deadbolt lock for your door, you may think all locks are created equally and just go for the one that matches your business. After all, curb appeal is important, right?��Well, so is security, and there are differences from one lock to the next. Let's break it down a bit so you can see how deadbolts work and how thieves defeat them.
This will help you make a smart choice when it's time to install a new lock.
Understanding Deadbolt Locks
*Consult with a security professional or contact your divisional Crime Prevention Unit for assistance
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If you're wondering how a burglar might pick or destroy your lock to break in, here are some of the methods you need to be aware of. Knowing how they might attack your deadbolt will help you make a better choice when you're in the home improvement store looking to purchase door hardware.
Sawing -- Bolts made from brass or other soft metals can be sawn off with a hacksaw blade. Choose a lock with a steel bolt or with a hardened steel insert.
Jimmying -- This is when a thief inserts a pry bar between the door and the frame near the extended bolt. They wiggle it back and forth until the bolt is freed from the strike plate. Choose a longer bolt to make your lock harder to “jimmy”. Also, ensure your deadbolt has at least a 1-inch throw (1 inch of the bolt extends past the edge of the door into the strike plate). ( Next Slide explains what a strike plate is )
Lock Picking -- This is probably the least of your worries when choosing a door lock. Lock picking is a tricky skill to learn, there may be professional lock pickers out there, to have your best shot at thwarting them, choose high-security cylinders for all your exterior door locks.
Understanding Deadbolt Locks (Continued)
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Pick a deadbolt lock that rates excellent against drilling, withstands kick-ins very well, and is designed in a way that makes it very difficult to pick.
Deadbolt & Smart Locks
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Pick a smart lock that receives a Very Good rating for its resistance to drilling. This type of lock is nearly impossible to pick, because it's keyless, and it's very resistant to kick-ins.
If you want a door lock with a keypad but don't want it to connect to the internet or your smartphone, consider one with a touch Keyless electronic deadbolt. Pick one with an Excellent rating for its resistance to picking, and proves difficult to drill and kick-in
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A Strike Plate Defined
The cause of failure with door entries is more often than not the short screws used to attach the strike plate to the door frame. When this is the cause, replacing the strike plate with a reinforced strike plate, which costs as little as $10, improves the locks' resistance to kicking by magnitudes.
A quality strike plate is made of heavy duty metal and attached to a doorjamb. It has a hole or holes to allow for the door’s bolt(s).
The doorjamb, or doorpost, is the vertical section of your doorframe that secures the door. Once the door is closed shut, the door’s bolt extends into the strike plate hole(s) and keeps it locked tight.
With the right strike plate, you get to strengthen your door thus protecting it against kick-ins. You also need to have a strong deadbolt, one that works in harmony with the strike plate, so be sure to check that.
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Purchase At Local Hardware Store
Improve Door Security
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Proper Strike Plate installed with 2 ½ Inch Screws
Quality Strike Plate Installed
Use 2 ½ Inch Screws into the door frame for security
Improper Strike Plate on frame
Door Pried & Smashed Open
Door Frame Was Damaged/ No Quality Strike Plate Installed
Improper Screws Not 2 ½ Inch
Improve Window Security
Here are some methods of adding security to window sets:
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NEIGHBOURHOOD SAFETY DEPENDS ON NEIGHBOURS
DO YOU KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOURS?
Life is busy and finding time to get to know those around you is not always easy, but taking a few minutes and sharing some basic contact information can greatly improve your safety and security. |
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CPTED- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
CPTED is an approach to problem solving that considers environmental conditions and the opportunities they offer for crime or other unintended and undesirable behaviours.
CPTED attempts to reduce or eliminate those opportunities by using elements of the environment to:
Crime decreases if the opportunity to commit the crime is reduced or eliminated. CPTED concepts work by eliminating criminal opportunities in and around your property. This can result in your property being a less appealing target.
Toronto Police Service Neighbourhood Community Officers Assist With CPTED Assessments
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Planning
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Contact your local Neighbourhood Community Officer for a (CPTED) Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design audit.
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Divisional Crime Prevention Units
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Crime Prevention Resources
All police services provide Crime Prevention Resources. Ours can be found on the Toronto Police Service website. Resources can also be obtained by contacting divisional Crime Prevention Officers. Crime Prevention pamphlets can be downloaded from our website or picked up at police divisions throughout the city.
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Social Media
The Toronto Police Service continues to leverage the use of technology as we move forward. All Police divisions throughout the city have a presence on social media, including our main Toronto Police Service social media handle @torontopolice. Follow your local division for crime bulletins, crime analysis, crime prevention material and much more.
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People Entering Business Premise
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Visibility
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Control Access Within The Business
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Video Equipment
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Business Closure Tips
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Alert, Aware & Visible
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Cash
Business Opening & Closings
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During A Crime / Incident
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After A Business Crime
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Clear Zone Initiative
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The Toronto Police Service has implemented the Clear Zone Program. Our Crime Prevention Officers at each division assist business owners with the implementation of the program at no cost.
Clear Zone is designed to reduce the incidents of robberies by increasing knowledge on strategies and increase security among retail businesses.��The Clear Zone program is designed to strip away the offenders’ anonymity through strategic placement. It is accomplished by identifying a prominent window that strategically overlooks the cash handling area and ensures that promotional materials do not obstruct the view into and out of the store. The stickers remind business owners – nothing placed within the Clear Zone��The majority of transactions, including robberies, take place at the sales counter. Removing signs from the window eliminates the cover it provides for an offender.
The Clear Zone decals generate conversations between staff and customers, as well as drawing potential witness by getting people both inside and outside of the store paying attention.�
Operation Clear Zone- Case Study
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Numerous Amounts of Material Covering Window & View Of Employee At Cash Register
Police Or Witnesses Walking By May Not See A Crime In Progress
Does Not Provide A Clear View Of The Inside Of The Store In The Event Of A Robbery
Does Not Provide Interior View
Clear Zone Successful Implemented In 11 Division
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Clear Interior View Of Store
All Marketing Material Removed From Windows
Clear View Of Employee At Register From Exterior
Clear Zone Stickers Applied Around Windows
General Contact Information
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Useful Information
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Crime Stoppers Toronto
What is Crime Stoppers?
How is the Crime Stoppers program funded?
How does Crime Stoppers work?
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If you are reporting one of the following incidents, you may submit a report online by visiting: https://www.torontopolice.on.ca/core/
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Community Police Academy
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The Toronto Police Service recognizes that public expectations of its police service have changed with priority being placed on transparency, accountability, and collaborative, respectful engagements. We want this too and we believe that a Community Police Academy can have a positive impact on how the public views the police.
The academy is offered on Saturdays for nine-weeks and will teach you all about policing in Toronto. From our rich history, to neighbourhood policing, to crime scene management, to how we investigate violent crimes, the lessons will give you deeper knowledge into how, and why, we do the things we do.
The Community Police Academy is free to anyone 16 years of age and older who lives, works, or volunteers in the city of Toronto.
The Toronto Police Service has partnered with Humber College to offer credits upon successful completion of the Community Police Academy. Graduates will be recognized by Chief Mark Saunders and will be eligible for exemption from one course (3 credits) in Humber’s Police Foundations Diploma.
Our Academy will be a place where the public can learn about the police, community safety and crime prevention. We want our communities to be informed so they can be empowered to positively impact community safety and well-being.
Please check our website for course availability at www.torontopolice.on.ca
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