Research, White Papers, Case Studies and More

Research:

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design: CPTED 40 Years Later >>
Read this article from Police Chief Magazine about the use of CPTED in public spaces over the last 40 years.  Article includes a brief history of CPTED, law enforcement involvement, and basic strategies with examples.  Read more >>

Television Coverage

Security Cameras Help Keep Lancaster Safe >>
From Fox 43 News, York PA.

LCSC Cameras Help Police Catch Armed Robber >>
From Fox 43 News, York PA.

Attack on Elderly Man Caught By LCSC Cameras -- Attackers Arrested >>
From WGAL News 8, Lancaster PA

Case Studies, White Papers

Lancaster Crime Commission Final Report, February 2003 >>

Videos

Listen to city resident and community leader Nelson Polite, Sr. speak about the efforts of the LCSC >>

A man with head injuries was reported
dead to city police in 2005 in an area monitored by one of the Coalition's cameras.

Before launching a manhunt to find the
man's killer, police asked the Coalition
if it caught anything on tape.

Police initially thought the man had
been beaten, but the LCSC camera
showed him sit down and then fall
forward into the street, which is what
caused his head injuries. Two minutes
worth of video saved them hundreds of
hours of police work.

May 13, 2005