CPTED: Interpreting Contemporary Security Practices In The Era Of Homeland Security

The actions taken by the United States Government to increase domestic security in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, under the guise of homeland security, clearly make use of the techniques and philosophies of crime prevention through environmental design. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine components of Homeland Security's domestic response, specifically the airport security measures implemented as a result of the attacks, and demonstrate that they are, in fact, components of the crime prevention through environmental design general theorem. However, because the Department of Homeland Security has not recognized these techniques as components of crime prevention through environmental design, they are not realizing the benefits that crime prevention through environmental design offers within the arena of homeland security, specifically, airport security.