Workshops Presented by
Decrease Crime Decrease Fear of Crime

Increase Quality of Life

You Will Learn:

  • About Defensible Space and its importance

  • Strategies to include in new development

  • Why the existing built environment may be promoting criminal activity

  •  How to apply environmental crime prevention strategies to reduce or remove a problem

  • The proper use of lighting to deter crime

  • How to get the community, and property owners more involved in problem solving 

 

  

How to Create Safe Places:

There is a direct relationship between the way we create and maintain our physical environment and the likelihood that crime will take place there.

These interactive workshops will help you better understand that relationship and guide you in the use of certain crime prevention strategies in dealing with new or existing facilities and developments.

 

Who Will Benefit?
 Designers ? Planners ? Architects ? Code Enforcement ? Security ? Park Rangers ? Police ? Neighborhood Preservation

About the Workshops
JSS offers a wide selection of workshops to meet your needs:
 One, Two, and Three-Day Basic
 One and Two-Day Advanced
 Variable Format
 
All courses are designed to meet the particular needs of your organization and are taught as participative workshops. Students will leave the class fully prepared to apply these safety and crime prevention strategies immediately upon return to work.

About the Instructors
 
  • Mike Wells is the Training Director for Justice & Security Strategies. He retired as a Lieutenant after a 30-year career with the Concord (CA) Police Department. He has implemented environmental design principles and provided crime prevention and crime deterrence strategy training to numerous local governments throughout California for over 12 years. Mike can be contacted at mwells@jssinc.org.
  • Russ Norris is a Sergeant with the Concord (CA) Police Department where he has served for 17 years. He has implemented environmental design principles and crime prevention strategies within the Department and provided training for over seven years to numerous organizations throughout California. He is a Senior Trainer Justice & Security Strategies. Russ can be contacted at rnorris@jssinc.org.

To Host a Workshop or Find Out About Upcoming Training, Contact:

Mike Wells
 mwells@jssinc.org
925.672.5179