Crime prevention through environmental design has been around for many years and when people hear the phrase they think.."Ah Police". Actually the police are the last ones involved in the process, the system is know as "Designing out Crime" in europe and it takes several things into account, how the building or building are designed, how the sidewalks are designed, how the parking lots and green spaces are designed. CPTED takes a holistic approach to design and works to build or develop in such a way as to make the "normal" or legitmate user comfortable and feel safe in the surroundings but at the same time makes the "abnormal" user or as we say around here the "bad guy" feel vulnerable and uncomfortable. All of this is accomplished WITHOUT putting razor wire everywhere. The CPTED practice is very aesthetically pleasing and it works.