Course Info
9 video lessons (51 Mins)
Published
2023-
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1.Introduction
1 min
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2.Why Should Planners Care About Crime?
5 mins
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3.Criminology vs Urban Planning
4 mins
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4.The Built Environment and Crime
4 mins
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5.The Social Environment and Crime
6 mins
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6.Pros and Cons of Policing
5 mins
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7.Fear of Crime and its Impact on Vulnerable Populations
5 mins
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8.Planning Practice With CPTED
10 mins
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9.How Can We Do Better?
6 mins
Course Description
Crime is one of the most concerning factors in cities and urban life across the world. This course provides insight into the spatial pattern and environmental characteristics of urban crime, crime’s association with urban inequity, and the impact of crime on vulnerable communities. Informed by interdisciplinary literature and practice from the fields of environmental criminology and urban planning, the course explains how the geography of crime has exacerbated existing social injustice in the United States. Most importantly, this course offers insights into how urban planners can assist in creating crime-resilient communities.
Learn these skills
- Data Analysis
- Demographics
- Economics
- Equity
- History
- Public Health
- Resilience Planning
- Urban Design
AICP CM
This course is approved for 1 AICP CM credit.
AIA CES
This course is 1 LU.SACPLAN CPD
This course is approved for 1 SACPLAN CPD point.