Managing Risk; A Model For Deterring Trespassers

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1 Managing Risk; A Model For Deterring Trespassers Operation Lifesaver 16 th International Symposium Inspector William J. Law Aug 31, 2010 Baltimore MD

2 Trespass Prevention and Mitigation; Managing Risk Focus is on managing risk; Identifying assets needing protection Identifying threats to those assets and the probability of those threats occurring, Determining the potential impacts (consequences) should a threat incident occur Identifying and implementing controls needed to prevent or reduce risk 1

3 Trespass Prevention and Mitigation; Managing Risk Risk Reduction Strategies Problem Solving Education Enforcement Engineering Environmental Design Crime Prevention and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) 2

4 Problem Solving Community Analysis Response Evaluation Identify Problem and Stakeholders Collect Data, Analyze, Identify Root Cause Implement Best Response Evaluate Impact and Process 3

5 Education Targeting the right audience with the right message Providing educational presentations to communities where a high h risk of trespassing has been identified Providing roll-call training and information to police agencies to increase awareness of trespasser related issues and to increase other law enforcement agencies involvement in trespasser reduction 4

6 Enforcement Targeting the right location at the right time Modifying risk taking behaviors by the enforcement of violations directly related to trespassing on railway property Using resources effectively by identifying high risk trespass areas to create directed patrols Working with other (even non-traditional) law enforcement groups to deliver enforcement 5

7 Environmental Design Eliminating and reducing risk through design Identifying design problems Making recommendations in respect of fencing, signage, or other design enhancements to deter or reduce the incidence of trespassing Providing front-line police officers the ability the post No Trespassing signs at problem areas using a sticker and stencil program 6

8 Crime Prevention Railway trespassing / crime triangle TRESPASSER (Offender) RAILWAY (Victim) TRESPASSING (Crime) ENVIRONMENT (Opportunity) 7

9 Crime Prevention Railway trespassing / crime triangle TRESPASSER (Offender) RAILWAY (Victim) TRESPASSING (Crime) ENVIRONMENT (Opportunity) 8

10 Crime Prevention What do mitigation strategies target? TRESPASSER Education Enforcement Directed Patrols Environmental Design RAILWAY Operations Employee Awareness ENVIRONMENT Engineering Employee Awareness Directed Patrols Environmental Design 9

11 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) CPTED approach to trespass prevention Manipulation of the physical environment to produce behavioral effects that reduce crime and trespassing on railway lines while improving quality of life in adjacent neighborhoods Enhances the effectiveness of traditional trespass prevention strategies such as Education, Enforcement, and Engineering ing 10

12 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) CPTED is a crime prevention philosophy recognizing a link between proper design and effective use of space CPTED believes that t crime and loss are by products of human functions that are not working properly CPTED works to reduce crime and loss by creating space that supports its intended purpose 11

13 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Overlapping CPTED design strategies Surveillance Access Control Territorial Reinforcement 12

14 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Surveillance Maximize witness potential with eyes on the railway Facilitate observation and the reality or perception p of natural surveillance Eliminate blind spots by following the 3/7 rule 13

15 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Access Control Provide clear border definition of controlled space and barriers to conflicting activities Black Creek Living Fence Project 14

16 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Provide clearly marked transitional zones from public to private space 15

17 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Access Control Use natural barriers, such as terrain or distance, to physically separate conflicting pedestrian and railway activities Oshawa Creek Trespass Prevention Project 16

18 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Design space to provide pedestrians with a sense of direction while giving i some natural indication as to where they are and are not to go Oshawa Creek Trespass Prevention Project 17

19 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Territorial Reinforcement Increase the perception that t an intrusion will elicit a protective response Cleaning Up Graffiti Along the Railway (C.U.G.A.R) Project 18

20 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Visually establish the social, cultural, legal or physical definitions that prescribe the desired behavior West Toronto Community-Railway Cleanup Project 19

21 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Use textured sound-walls and strategic planting to reduce graffiti targets and a desire to trespass Cleaning Up Graffiti Along the Railway (C.U.G.A.R) Project 20

22 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Territorial Reinforcement Minimize ambiguous spaces Enhance the feeling of legitimate ownership with symbolic or psychological barriers 21

23 Trespass Prevention and Mitigation; Managing Risk Risk Reduction Strategies Problem Solving Education Enforcement Engineering Environmental Design Crime Prevention and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) 22

24 Managing Risk; A Model For Deterring Trespassers Operation Lifesaver 16 th International Symposium Inspector William J. Law bill_law@cpr.ca Aug 31, 2010 Baltimore MD