'Target Hardening' is a crime prevention strategy derived from CPTED (pronounced SEP-TED) –Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. This strategy involves incorporating security improvements to a residence or premises, which will reduce the likelihood of a criminal identifying that location as an easy target.
Home Security Audit Guide
The Provincial Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services has developed a Home Security Audit Guide to provide general information on keeping one's home secure. It is intended to provide guidance in taking precautions to reduce the risk of burglary and minimize the opportunity for crime around the home.
Please click here to download a copy.