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March 2023
On March 20, 2023, I completed a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
review of the Boys and Girls Club in Oshkosh as requested by their staff.
After completion of the walk through, I have identified potential concerns in regards to the
safety and security of the Boys and Girls Club. The following pages highlight these potential
concerns and the recommended suggestions to alleviate them.
Officer Kate Mann
Public Affairs/ Crime Prevention Officer
(920) 236-5742
kmann@ci.oshkosh.wi.us
1. I recommend that bollards be added to this area prevent vehicles from accidentally or
intentionally driving into the building (there are numerous classrooms located here). Bollards
should be installed in front of the elementary addition, the community center entrance and the
Head Start entrance.
2. I recommend adding card readers to exterior doors to allow employees into the new building.
Video surveillance should be added to the interior and exterior of the buildings to act as a
deterrent to abnormal users and add natural surveillance to that area. I would also suggest that
they add a sign near the entrances stating that the area is under video surveillance.
I recommend adding lighting to the parking areas. Lighting should be at a pedestrian scale,
Metal Halide (white light source) with full cut off fixtures. The areas should be illuminated to a
level of at least one foot candle at ground level and an average-to-minimum uniformity ratio
not greater than 4:1. I would also recommend abiding by the IES lighting standards.
Fixed lighting should be added to the exterior of the building and I would suggest adding
pathway lighting along all of the walkways/sidewalks surrounding the building with a kelvin
rating between 2500k-4000k. Having lighted pathways enhances way finding, increases
peoples' perception of safety and helps direct movement between destinations (access
control).
3. An elevator is being installed in the Community Center. Card readers should be added to allow access
to employees only (access control). I also recommend adding video surveillance inside of the elevator to
add natural surveillance in that area and to act as a deterrent. A sign should be added advising users
that the elevator is under video surveillance.
An alarm system should be added to the new buildings to help maintain security and act as a deterrent.
4. I recommend adding 6 feet tall, decorative see through fencing to the perimeter of the
courtyard and the multipurpose field. By choosing a see through fence it allows for natural
surveillance of the building and adds territorial reinforcement as well as access control.