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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Gated Communities

CPTED for Gated Communities

Today many homeowners are separating themselves from criminals by residing in gated communities. By definition, gated communities use access control points in order to privatize what would otherwise be public spaces. This segregation from the general population tends to reduce crime, stabilize property values, and increases a sense of community. However, some argue that gated communities have a negative effect on society because the affluent are insulating themselves from interacting with individuals belonging to a different socio-economic class resulting in a more closed, segregated society.

Would-be criminals prefer to attack a “soft target” with easy access and easy egress. Because of access control, gated communities tend to be unfamiliar to criminals and escape after the crime presents a greater risk. For instance, a home with no natural or man-made barrier, a lack of lighting, and no access control is much more vulnerable and presents a more attractive target to a criminal than a security-minded gated community with access control, surveillance cameras, and quality lighting.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Gated communities are an example of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), which is not a new concept. The castles of old used similar principles in their architecture and design with their moats, drawbridges, and watchtowers. Gated communities of today tend more towards hedgerows, swing arms, and CCTV. Not only were castles fortresses, they also served as community centers where people would trade and interact with each other on a daily basis. This type of continued interaction within a community tends to build better relationships among neighbors and creates an environment in which intruders are more easily identified so that action can be taken.

In order to increase the effectiveness of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, a gated community should have a clearly defined perimeter such has a fence or high hedge row so that anyone who wishes to enter the community must do so through the access control point. The perimeter is the first line of defense for the community regarding trespassers. The perimeter should be well maintained, free of debris, and disrepair. The perimeter should also be lit, under observation, and patrolled.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Residential communities

Within the perimeter of the community, common areas can be created within a cluster of homes. This further builds a sense of pride within the community and creates a “see something, say something” environment. The common areas should also be well lit and maintained, broken lights, litter, and decay often tend to encourage criminal behavior. However, when common areas are respected and cared for, criminal behavior. However, when common areas are respected and cared for, criminal behavior will tend to dwindle. Community dog parks, playgrounds, and picnic areas can all be constructed in this manner.

Semi-public areas such as streets can be casually monitored and controlled by the community with speed bumps, park benches, and good lighting. Gated communities are home to many small children, speed bumps will especially control speeders keeping kids safer. While well-lit, clean, observable streets within a tight-knit community make it easier to deter and detect potential predators.

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There is a new threat awareness and urgency to deal with the complex security issues facing us today. This includes the convergence of physical and cyber threats, where the lines between physical and cyber security are blurred, and the dangers are an asymmetric threat. It gives the attacker the ability to exploit a powerful adversary’s weak points by using unconventional tactics in unexpected ways to degrade capabilities and introduce chaos. Security Consulting Services Group – SCSG understands this asymmetric threat as a tactic – by way of a “deceptively aggressive attack” when the perceived balance of power is uneven.


Our specialists have experienced this asymmetric threat from the Middle East Battlefields to D.C. Corporate Boardrooms and have developed in-depth strategies and a breadth of knowledge which encourages collaboration to strengthen the overall security effort.

SCSG’s primary capabilities lie in a full spectrum of security program development, security services and corporate training. This vertically combined approach results in a better quality product for our clients and stakeholders. Our Physical Security Survey/Assessment, Cyber Security, and Corporate Security Training and Investigative programs present a comprehensive approach to countermand an asymmetric threat against your company’s assets, personnel, and leadership .

Electronic data protection is another critical aspect that presents an asymmetric threat of a very large scope with devastating consequences from the corporate perspective. SCSG Technical Surveillance and Counter Measures (TSCM) specialists will conduct a TSCM survey to detect and nullify a wide variety of technologies that obtain unauthorized access to corporate information. In the event an imminent threat is uncovered against any executive, our Executive Protection specialists will implement a program that creates an environment of safety and security for all parties involved.

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Invictus is the leading Florida Security provider for executive protection and security training services.  Invictus was founded by U.S. Special Operations Marines who bring leadership, professionalism and real world experience to the Florida Security industry.  Our company is a Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and help employ our returning Veterans seeking to gain employment in the Florida Security job market.  Invictus President currently serves and advises the State of Florida Division of Licensing as an appointed member of the Private Investigation, Recovery, and Security Advisory Council.

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Invictus is the first choice of local Florida Security Companies to train their security officers. Our security academy provides the highest quality of training in the industry, preparing our students to become security professionals.  We offer the unarmed & armed security classes, CPR Certifications and Nationwide Non-Lethal Training Certifications. Our Florida Security training programs are second to none and the top choice for the many of the local security providers seeking to hire security officers.

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Executive Protection

Invictus provides professional executive protection services to business executives and celebrities who require a personal security to protect them and their family while in the State of Florida.  Our executive protection teams are all former Military Special Operations, Military Veterans and Law Enforcement professionals.  When you choose Invictus we will evaluate your potential threats and create a security plan that best fits the clients needs.

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Security officers and security agencies serve in positions of trust. Unlicensed & untrained people or businesses not of good moral character are a threat to the public safety and welfare. The Florida security industry is regulated by the Division of Licensing to ensure the the public are professionally served and protected.

 

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Local Palm Beach Marine Veteran reacts to the end of the War in Afghanistan

Local Palm Beach Marine Veteran react to the official end of the War in Afghanistan.

President of Invictus Security, a Florida Veteran Owned Small Business and provider of security & training services discusses his experiences as the first Marines into Afghanistan after 9-11.

Now that the War is ended we need to come up with a plan to get our returning Veterans job opportunities in the private sector.

Invictus operates a security training school that is GI Bill Approved and helps transition their Military Skills into the private security industry.

Military Veterans need to have the mindset to start over again as Privates and work their way back up the ranks using their Military training and leadership attributes to become successful and civilians.

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Invictus receives entrepreneurial grant for veterans

 
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Invictus Invictus receives entrepreneurial grant for veterans from Veterans’ Pathway to Business Success, an entrepreneurial grant program for Florida’s Veterans who have Screen Shot 2015-10-23 at 3.34.57 PMserved in Afghanistan or Iraq after September 2001.

Two Iraq veterans, former U.S. Marines Patrick Miller and Phillip Noblin, founded the Boynton Beach-based security services firm. Invictus currently has 30 full-time employees in South Florida.

The company plans to use the grant for new equipment and an expansion of its training program, according to a spokesman. The expansion will enable Invictus to train more security staff so the business can continue to grow. A portion of the funds will also go toward remodeling to make better use of the company’s existing office space.

Invictus has provided security, training and mission support services across the U.S. and in places such as Haiti, East Africa, South America and offshore along the Gulf Coast during the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill in Louisiana. The company’s client base includes the federal government, private philanthropic relief organizations Fortune 500 businesses and private individuals.

“Invictus is the first grant of 2013 and we have several more in the pipeline,” Jerry Kramer, Founder and President of Veterans’ Pathway, said in a statement. “We are actively reaching out to veterans across Florida to encourage them to learn more about the Veterans’ Pathway grant program and how we can help them in their entrepreneurial efforts.”

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Florida Firearms K Instructor Arrested for Bogus Armed Security Guard Licenses

 

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State agents Tuesday arrested the owner of a gun shop and security school, charging him with fraudulently certifying he witnessed an armed security guard applicant pass a firearms proficiency test when, the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services alleges, he did not instruct the applicant.

Frank Abay, 43, is one of about 20 state-licensed firearms instructors the Team6 Investigators has confirmed are under investigation for providing fraudulent firearms proficiency certificates to about 2,400 armed security guards.

He is charged with four felonies: scheme to defraud, forgery, uttering a fraudulent firearms training certificate and witness tampering.

Abay was a subject in a Team6 Investigation last week that traced one apparently fraudulent certificate to an armed guard who killed a barber shop owner in the Little Haiti mall he was patrolling, and was then shot to death by a Miami police officer.

Abay had no connection to that guard, Ruben Pupo.

When Team 6 tried to verify Pupo’s certification, the owner and manager of the gun range where the license state he got his training said Pupo had never been on their range.

Asked why the instructor whose name appears on Pupo’s certificate remains in good standing, allowed to continue certifying other armed security guard applicants, department press secretary Erin Gillespie said, “Unfortunately specific cases that are under investigation we’re not able to give detailed information on, but this is a matter we take very seriously and our investigation is continuing.”

Abay saw that first hand around 3:30 this afternoon, when state agents entered his SOS Security and Services offices adjacent to his Miami Guns gun shop and range and walked him out in handcuffs.

Both weeks ago, when first questioned by Team 6, and today after his arrest, Abay denied doing anything wrong.

But the state said an undercover employee it sent into Abay’s office undercover last month was able to walk out with a firearms proficiency certificate signed by Abay after paying him $92 and firing a few rounds on the range outside Abay’s presence. New applicants are required by law to undergo 28 hours of training, including proving firearms proficiency by having an instructor witness the firing of 144 rounds at targets on a gun range.

“Abay at no time ever went on to the gun range and taught the class as required,” the department said in statement to Team 6. Yet, it continued, Abay signed a certificate claiming the undercover employee completed 28 hours of training, including a range score of 190 and a score of 100 on the written exam.

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