A Study on the Expansion of CPTED Certification

Although South Korea's status was upgraded to a developed country at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in July 2021, it still ranks among the most vulnerable in terms of safety. While South Korea has significantly improved its crime prevention and response capabilities and developed related technologies and legal systems, the public's fear of crime remains high. This is partly due to the changing media and social media landscape, which has altered the pace of information delivery, but also to the fact that standards and certification systems for crime prevention have not yet fully developed to match those of developed countries. Progressive attempts to establish CPTED standards and certification systems since around 2007 have been challenging. Large-scale research on security hardware standards and certification began in 2010, but progress has yet to be made. Currently, the KOREA CPTED ASSOCIATION is implementing a private certification system, focusing on newly built apartment complexes. However, the policies and laws supporting this system remain significantly inadequate. It is time to examine the underlying causes and propose concrete measures to address these issues. The remarkable advancements in science and technology across the board demand a different approach to crime prevention and response. Five years from now, we'll reach 2030. If we fail to accurately address this issue in 2025, we'll be repeating the same mistakes in 2030.