AN EXPLORATION OF CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (CPTED) PRINCIPLES FOR ENHANCING SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE DESIGN OF ADAMAWA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ HOSTEL, MUBI

Authors

Benjamin Moral, M.Sc. Student, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Design, Ahmadu Bello University, NigeriaFollow
Mudashir Gafar, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Design, Ahmadu Bello University, NigeriaFollow

Abstract

People across the world face growing insecurity, violent conflict spreading and intensifying and the natural systems on which human life depends on, is in jeopardy. Also, today the security condition of student hostel has become one of the major challenges facing Nigerian institutions, with continual media coverage of the state of insecurity of the students’ hostel, level of theft, burglary, abductions, and kidnappings. This research set out to proffer solutions to the rising insecurity challenges in the students’ hostel. This was achieved through the development of a framework from CPTED, on architectural strategies used to deter crime from thriving in the students’ hostel environment. A user perception survey was carried out using questionnaire issued to occupants of the various hostels. A case study was also carried out using visual survey and checklist to identify safety and security inadequacies in the buildings. Findings from questionnaire and case study revealed that the perceived level of safety was higher in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, then University of Maiduguri and least perception of students’ safety and security seen in Adamawa State University, Mubi. Hence, confirming the need to improve the impediment of variables like perimeter control, building configuration, external wall design, window design and site planning and layout, in respect to CPTED principles in the design of student hostel buildings in Nigeria.

Keywords

CPTED, Safety and Security, Students' Hostel Design

Disciplines

Architecture | Arts and Humanities | Education | Engineering

Recommended Citation

Moral, Benjamin and Gafar, Mudashir (2021) "AN EXPLORATION OF CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (CPTED) PRINCIPLES FOR ENHANCING SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE DESIGN OF ADAMAWA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ HOSTEL, MUBI," Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ): Vol. 27: Iss. 2, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54729/DANO4654