Secured by Design

Secured by Design (SBD) is a police initiative in the UK that advises on the construction of buildings and development schemes to encourage the adoption of techniques or designs that are thought to discourage crime. SBD recommendations are included in the National Model Design Code and the programme incorporates training police officers as Designing Out Crime Officers (DOCOs), who are referred to in the National Planning Policy Framework, giving the initiative wide influence over British construction.