Welcome to Defensible Space, home of architect Oscar Newman, the Institute for Community Design Analysis, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and, of course, Creating Defensible Space.

With this web site we hope to introduce you to the following:

• The "Defensible Space" concept
• Examples of how "Defensible Space" has been implemented
• Oscar Newman, the author of these concepts
• The Institute for Community Design Analysis
• Creating Defensible Space, Oscar Newman's latest book