This bibliography aspires to share with experienced and inexperienced readers alike a cross-section of the body of research that is generally refereed to as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). While a substantial portion of the available literature has been amassed, this bibliography is not exhaustive. Instead, it is focused upon research and publications that pertain to crime in open spaces.
The bibliography consists of relevant examples from CPTED as well as related areas. For example, the effects of crime on park patrons is an important issue, but the lack of research in this area requires that general public responses to crime be examined. The result is a compilation of literature that has direct applications to most every built environment.
