Lighting for Safety and CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) with Art Hushen

With increased emphasis on the night sky and lighting, CPTED strategies are often overlooked as part of the process for lighting design. Issues with light pollution, glare, and light trespass are not thoroughly addressed as part of lighting and safety. Under the CPTED model, lighting is used for the illumination human activity. Where this activity takes place and the type of lighting provided are critical when it comes to improving the overall feeling of safety. As people use the space and take ownership, there are fewer opportunities for crime.

About Art:
Art is the President/Owner of the National Institute of Crime Prevention (NICP, Inc.), a global training and consulting company specializing in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. (CPTED) Started in 1999, the NICP has continuously provided CPTED training and in 2014 designed the internationally recognized CPTED Professional Designation (CPD) Program. Art is also the lead CPTED Instructor for the Florida Attorney General’s Office where he assisted in the creation of the state standards for the Florida CPTED Designation (FCP) Prior to the creation of the NICP, Art was a Police Officer assigned to the Tampa Police Department’s Special Operations Bureau/CPTED Section where he was instrumental in the creation of the Department’s CPTED Unit, first of its kind in the United States. His Department of Homeland Security and Special Incident Management skills also enable him to effectively advise on risk assessment, prevention, and response. He has conducted numerous CPTED site assessments in commercial and government corridors, critical infrastructure, neighborhoods, and public transportation. Special training in planning and zoning, lighting standards, commercial and residential design standards, domestic and workplace violence, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and behavioral health awareness position him as a distinctly qualified adviser. He retired from the Tampa Police Department in 2006. His educational background includes a BA degree in Criminology from the University of South Florida. Art serves on the IES Security Lighting Committee, is Past Chairman of the Florida Design Out Crime Association (FLDOCA), Past Board Member of the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners (ISCPP), Past Board Member of the International CPTED Association (ICA), and is a member of ASIS International & past member of the ASIS Physical Security Council. Art has conducted seminars and training through the United States and has been a guest speaker/trainer in Canada, the West Indies, the United Kingdom, and Europe. He is the recipient of the Florida Design Out Crime Association “Lifetime Achievement Award.”