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Provide crime prevention advice through environmental design
Provide crime prevention advice through environmental design
Unit of competency
National Code
PUAPOL036B
PUAPOL036B
State Code
D2874
D2874
TGA Status
Deleted
Deleted
DTWD Status
Deleted
Deleted
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
23/09/2009
Original Release Date
09/02/2011
Nominal Hours
60
Field of Education
040305 - Building Surveying
Description
This unit covers the competency required to provide advice to customers to promote crime prevention through design of the built and natural environment.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
General notes
N/A
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Identify a crime and safety issue
- 1.1 Nature of a customer need is determined and the police role is confirmed
- 1.2 Patterns and trends are identified through statistics and observation
- 1.3 Proactive measures are identified and a plan to address the crime and safety issue is developed
2. Obtain information
- 2.1 Resources necessary to obtain information are identified
- 2.2 An initial assessment of the issue is conducted
- 2.3 Trends, patterns and affected parties are identified
3. Analyse information to determine issues
- 3.1 Information is interpreted to allow preliminary decision making to occur
- 3.2 Additional content expertise is identified to provide further input
- 3.3 Relevance and value of the information is determined
- 3.4 A risk analysis is conducted to ensure preliminary findings reflect the intended outcome of the advice
4. Develop strategies and make recommendations
- 4.1 Crime prevention principles are applied to the crime and safety issue
- 4.2 Stakeholders are consulted to identify constraints of the potential strategy
- 4.3 Additional information is researched to assist strategy development
- 4.4 Draft strategies are formulated and options are provided to stakeholders
- 4.5 Recommendations are communicated to stakeholders
5. Evaluate the effectiveness of recommendations
- 5.1 Strategies for evaluation are identified
- 5.2 Effectiveness of the advice process is monitored
- 5.3 Ongoing monitoring of the recommendations is carried out
- 5.4 Effects of the implementation are monitored
The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.
Crime and safety issues may relate to:
Local police knowledge
OH&S
Use of space involving councils, railway stations, shopping centres, car parks, bus stops, toilets, lighting, seating, community groups, organisations, policies, cultural, regulations, taxi ranks, speaker systems, members, vandalism, safety
Customer needs may be received via:
Business plans (police, council etc.)
Community perception
Crime reports
Cultural organisations
Direction
Letters
Liaison
Members
Organisations
Promote
Quality assurance processes
Response
School security
Telephone
Proactive measures may include:
Council planning process
Marketing
Member and public education
Networking
Observation
Promotion
Plan may include:
Evaluation strategies
Key stakeholder identification
Statistical measures (before crime prevention through environmental design development)
Resources may include:
Architects
Community
Developers
DISC office
Emergency services
Interest groups
Intergraph
Internet
Library
Local council
Local members
Newspapers
Other jurisdictions
Statistics
Information interpretation may include:
Analysis
Architectural
Developer plans
Drawings
Government Information Service
Graphs
Landscape
Lighting
Map information
Photographs
Qualitative/quantitative
Schematics
Signage
Statistics
Additional content expertise may include:
Anthropologists
Architects
Councils
Landscapers
Music specialists
OH&S co-ordinator
Planners
Psychologists
Risk assessment
Sociologists
Statisticians
Technical experts
Information value may include:
Accuracy
Cost effectiveness
Priority
Source
Risk analysis may include:
Analysis
Consultation
Data gathering
Demographics
Environment
Focus groups
History
OH&S
Proactive response
Risk assessment
Statistics
Surveys
Crime prevention principles may include:
Community liaison
Crime prevention through environmental design
Education of public
Problem orientated policing
Situational crime prevention
3 Ds
Use of space relating to aesthetics, environmental, lighting, seating, surfaces, signage, history, video/natural surveillance, landscaping, design, access control, territorial reinforcement, security survey/audit
Stakeholders may include:
Appropriate police channels
Community groups
Councils
Customers
Internal/external organisations/people
Liaison
Organisations
Constraints may include:
Aesthetics
Building control
Budget
Community groups
Cost
Councils
Cultural
Planning and design
Policies
Politics
Practicality
Public expectation/perception
Regulations
Additional information may include:
Academics
CPO
Internet
Library
Members
Other jurisdictions
Stakeholders
Evaluation may include:
Analysing
Cost-budget
Developing
Implementing
Recommendations
Reports
Verbal presentations
Written
Monitoring may include:
Advice to other jurisdictions/districts/regions
Analysis
Anecdotal evidence
Cost-budget
Critiques
Interviews
Liaison
Observations
Maintenance
Members
Perceptions
Reports
Response
Stakeholder consultation
Statistics
Strengths/weaknesses
Surveys
Crime and safety issues may relate to:
Local police knowledge
OH&S
Use of space involving councils, railway stations, shopping centres, car parks, bus stops, toilets, lighting, seating, community groups, organisations, policies, cultural, regulations, taxi ranks, speaker systems, members, vandalism, safety
Customer needs may be received via:
Business plans (police, council etc.)
Community perception
Crime reports
Cultural organisations
Direction
Letters
Liaison
Members
Organisations
Promote
Quality assurance processes
Response
School security
Telephone
Proactive measures may include:
Council planning process
Marketing
Member and public education
Networking
Observation
Promotion
Plan may include:
Evaluation strategies
Key stakeholder identification
Statistical measures (before crime prevention through environmental design development)
Resources may include:
Architects
Community
Developers
DISC office
Emergency services
Interest groups
Intergraph
Internet
Library
Local council
Local members
Newspapers
Other jurisdictions
Statistics
Information interpretation may include:
Analysis
Architectural
Developer plans
Drawings
Government Information Service
Graphs
Landscape
Lighting
Map information
Photographs
Qualitative/quantitative
Schematics
Signage
Statistics
Additional content expertise may include:
Anthropologists
Architects
Councils
Landscapers
Music specialists
OH&S co-ordinator
Planners
Psychologists
Risk assessment
Sociologists
Statisticians
Technical experts
Information value may include:
Accuracy
Cost effectiveness
Priority
Source
Risk analysis may include:
Analysis
Consultation
Data gathering
Demographics
Environment
Focus groups
History
OH&S
Proactive response
Risk assessment
Statistics
Surveys
Crime prevention principles may include:
Community liaison
Crime prevention through environmental design
Education of public
Problem orientated policing
Situational crime prevention
3 Ds
Use of space relating to aesthetics, environmental, lighting, seating, surfaces, signage, history, video/natural surveillance, landscaping, design, access control, territorial reinforcement, security survey/audit
Stakeholders may include:
Appropriate police channels
Community groups
Councils
Customers
Internal/external organisations/people
Liaison
Organisations
Constraints may include:
Aesthetics
Building control
Budget
Community groups
Cost
Councils
Cultural
Planning and design
Policies
Politics
Practicality
Public expectation/perception
Regulations
Additional information may include:
Academics
CPO
Internet
Library
Members
Other jurisdictions
Stakeholders
Evaluation may include:
Analysing
Cost-budget
Developing
Implementing
Recommendations
Reports
Verbal presentations
Written
Monitoring may include:
Advice to other jurisdictions/districts/regions
Analysis
Anecdotal evidence
Cost-budget
Critiques
Interviews
Liaison
Observations
Maintenance
Members
Perceptions
Reports
Response
Stakeholder consultation
Statistics
Strengths/weaknesses
Surveys
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Assessment must confirm the ability to present a crime prevention through environmental design workplace project; to develop a report that includes appropriate recommendations; to develop a security audit; to measure the impact of strategies; and to survey public perception.
Consistency in performance
Competency should be demonstrated in a range of contexts.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Context of assessment
Competency should be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace.
Specific resources for assessment
Access to:
guest speakers
digital camera, light meter, overhead projector, slide projector, whiteboard, video and replay equipment, photocopier
simulated or actual crime prevention through environmental design environments
plans and specifications
transport
Assessment must confirm the ability to present a crime prevention through environmental design workplace project; to develop a report that includes appropriate recommendations; to develop a security audit; to measure the impact of strategies; and to survey public perception.
Consistency in performance
Competency should be demonstrated in a range of contexts.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Context of assessment
Competency should be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace.
Specific resources for assessment
Access to:
guest speakers
digital camera, light meter, overhead projector, slide projector, whiteboard, video and replay equipment, photocopier
simulated or actual crime prevention through environmental design environments
plans and specifications
transport
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