Secured by Design – the story so far

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on the development of the Secured by Design (SBD) award scheme in the UK.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper is an invited opinion piece and comment based upon the specialist experience and viewpoint of the author as a Development Officer at the Association of Chief Police Officers SBD.

Findings

The paper describes the rationale for the development of the SBD award scheme and outlines the key elements which must be achieved to obtain SBD accreditation. The paper refers to the findings from a number of evaluations which have indicated that dwellings built to the SBD standard are less likely to experience crime and disorder compared to dwellings which have not been built to the standard.

Originality/value

The paper provides a historical review of the development of the SBD scheme and outlines current and future areas of work.

Citation

Brooke, M. (2013), "Secured by Design – the story so far", Safer Communities, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 154-162. https://doi.org/10.1108/SC-07-2013-0010