The Forgotten (Practical) Side of School Safety: What Do Clery Reports Say about CPTED and Crime on College Campuses? A

Auzeen Shariati & Rob T.

Following incidents of school violence, common discourse often neglects the role of practical approaches, such as CPTED, to safe- guard campuses. This study utilized a content analysis of U.S. Clery Act Safety Reports from a national, randomly drawn strati ed sam- ple of n=100 American universities to determine the extent CPTED techniques were implemented. Findings suggested that 1) CPTED use is limited; 2) two CPTED techniques, access control and activity support, were most common; 3) institutions with higher crime rates tended to have implemented more CPTED measures; and 4) CPTED use appears to be related to less severe campus crimes. Implications are discussed.

Auzeen Shariati & Rob T. Guerette (2020): The Forgotten (Practical) Side of School Safety: What Do Clery Reports Say about CPTED and Crime on College Campuses?, Planning Practice & Research,