Police Department Manual (PDP)

Effective: 9/1/1963

Revised: 11/1/2008

PDP 201–03: Vulnerability Assessment—Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)

Purpose

To protect university property from theft and physical damage through the use of vulnerability assessment known as Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED).

Source

ASU Police Department

Policy

The university community can be made safer by careful reviews of structural and physical surroundings. Department heads may request a vulnerability assessment, which provides information about the overall safety of the premises, including:

1. key control recommendations
2. study of lighting conditions
3. safety aspects related to shrubbery and other natural or man-made barriers
4. recommendations about security systems

   and

5. inspections of doors, windows, skylights, and university property (i.e., computers).

Vulnerability assessments (CPTED) will be scheduled with the requesting department upon receipt of their written request to the ASU Crime Prevention area. A final report will be returned to the department covering the issues mentioned above. The report will provide any additional advice that may improve security in and around the study area.

Note:

A survey may be requested at any time; however, one should always be requested after a theft or burglary to an office, classroom, or residential structure.

Procedure

The department head requests in writing a vulnerability assessment.

The ASU Police Department performs the vulnerability assessment and provides written results to the department head.

Cross-References

For information on key control for faculty and staff, see:

1. PDP 206, “Building Access Services”

   and

2. the Academic Affairs Policies and Procedures Manual—ACD 802, “Keys.”

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