CPTED Training: CPTED Training

CPTED Training Opportunities

CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) is defined as "the proper design and effective use of the built environment that can lead to a reduction in the fear and incidence of crime and an improvement in the quality of life." The goal of CPTED is to reduce opportunities for crime that may be inherent in the design of structures or in the design of neighborhoods.

CPTED training is provided by NICP, Inc. The course is open to anyone that is involved in the design of or safety of communities, parks, schools, buildings, or neighborhoods.

Benefits of Attending

Cities and Counties throughout the country are adopting CPTED ordinances requiring site plan reviews with crime prevention in mind. Law enforcement officers who are specially trained in CPTED are now working closely with Planners, Architects, City Officials, and Educators to ensure the proper design of structures, schools, and neighborhoods. Participants will learn how the design and use of the environment can control human / criminal behavior and reduce the fear of crime. They will learn crime prevention through natural means. How natural access control and natural surveillance decrease the opportunity for crime. Participants will learn the different aspects of lighting and its effects on human behavior. Participants will work together on a site survey and provide a group presentation of their results using CPTED strategies. They will learn the advantages of having a CPTED ordinance and how to construct and present one to lawmakers.

Art Hushen was assigned to the Tampa Police Department’s Special Operations Bureau / CPTED Section when he retired in 2006. Art was instrumental in the creation of the Department’s CPTED Unit and Tampa’s first CPTED Ordinance for the Westshore Business District, which is the largest Business District in Florida. He implemented the CPTED review process for the Tampa Parks Department Greenways and Trails Master Plan, which include over 80 miles of trails. He worked with the Tampa Housing Authority on their Hope VI program and was part of the task force implementing the design guidelines. He completed the CPTED review process for the West Tampa Overlay District and the Tampa Lighting Initiative. Art also completed the City of Tampa’s Downtown Security Guideline requirements under the Mayor of Tampa’s Downtown Initiative. He implemented CPTED strategies into security and design reviews of commercial buildings, schools, multi family housing, and residential communities. Art implemented similar strategies in zoning ordinances, land use development, public transportation, and roadway design through traffic calming. He has conducted numerous CPTED site reviews and security surveys for the City of Tampa as well as for the National Institute of Crime Prevention.

Art received his Crime Prevention Practitioner Certification and CPTED Designation through the Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute where he assisted in the creation of the Advanced CPTED program, the State standards for the CPTED Designation and Making Schools Safe by Design. He is an instructor for the Florida Attorney General’s Office specializing in Basic and Advanced CPTED, Making Schools Safe by Design, and CPTED & Critical Infrastructure. He is also an instructor for the American Crime Prevention Institute and Fox Valley Technical College specializing in CPTED. Art holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from the University of South Florida.

Art is a Director of the United States Designing Out Crime Association, Board member of the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners, Past Chairman of the Florida Design Out Crime Association (FLDOCA), Past Board Member of the International CPTED Association (ICA), and Past President of the Sun Coast Crime Prevention Association. He is a member of the American Planning Association (APA) and the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). He has conducted seminars and training through out the United States and has been a guest speaker in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe.

Tom Hushen currently serves as the Administrator for the Regional Advisory Council on Trauma. He is in charge of administering federal grants to all hospitals from Brownsville to Laredo, Texas. He also works with the Hospitals, Emergency Medical Services, State and Federal agencies on evacuation protocols. He served as the Emergency Management Coordinator and County Fire Marshall for Cameron County, Texas, reporting to the county's highest elected official. Tom has worked to improve the security of county buildings and develop a countywide, public safety communications system. He has led efforts to include small cities and rural communities in regional emergency plans, and has overseen the formation of hazardous response teams at each end of the county.

During his fifteen-year career with the City of Harlingen, Texas Police Department, Tom was responsible for a number of programs and initiatives, including work as a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) officer and development of security plans for the local school district. He served as an instructor at the Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Police Academy, teaching cadets Community Oriented Police strategies.

A long-time advocate of community policing, Tom served as the director of the Citizens Police Academy and was the supervisor of the Community Oriented Police Division. He used CPTED strategies in the revitalization of the Downtown "Placita" District, advised city council on the construction of city ordinances including the city's traffic flow regulation, and initiated a revitalization of the neighborhood watch program.

Tom retired from the Harlingen Police Department as a Lieutenant, having attained recognition as a Master Peace Officer. He continues to serve as an instructor for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) and served as a City Commissioner for the City of Harlingen. He is currently the Vice-President of the NICP, Inc.

To view our upcoming CPTED training conferences, please visit the Conferences page. For further information contact Art Hushen at ahushen@aol.com or 864-608-4893.