Floor Plans and Site Plans

Subtle Differences

and

Simple Changes

Sgt. Steve Garst L.C.C./C.C.P.S Little Elm Police Dept.

Manager’s Office

Your Desk

You are here

Your only exit is here

The suddenly hostile 6’5”, 285 lb. citizen is here

Or maybe here

How do you get away?

Sgt. Steve Garst L.C.C./C.C.P.S Little Elm Police Dept.

Manager’s Office

Your Desk

Place Yourself Here

Your only exit is here

Place the 6’5”, 285 lb. citizen

here. If he gets hostile, you have

an escape.

Or Here

Now, you can get away?

Sgt. Steve Garst L.C.C./C.C.P.S Little Elm Police Dept.

Poor Design

Isolated Entry

Difficulty Hearing

Good Design

Good Entry / Access

Good Hearing

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GB GB

BB BB

Office

Commons

AP’s

LIB.

Storage Books

Sgt. Steve Garst L.C.C./C.C.P.S Little Elm Police Dept.

GB GB

BB BB

Office

CommonsAP’s AP’s

LIB.

Storage Books

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Reception Desk

Enter Enter

Library

BB

GB

File Cabinets

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Reception Desk

EnterEXIT ONLY

Library

BB

GB

File Cabinets

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Main Hallway

Receptionist

Bench Bench

Main Entry Doors

Receptionist

Main Hallway

Main Entry DoorsSgt. Steve Garst L.C.C./C.C.P.S Little Elm Police

Dept.

Main Hallway

Desk

Main Entry

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Student Parking

School

Formal Gathering

Areas

Fencing or landscaping

Add Lighting

Add Lighting

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Student Parking

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Student Parking

Curb Line

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Fencing or low landscaping

Optional Gate

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Unsafe Activities and Safe Unsafe Activities and Safe PlacesPlaces

Main Street

School Building

Student Parking

Faculty,/Visitor Parking

After hour parking for away athletic events. Lots of car burglaries or criminal mischief.

Driver’s Education

Training after school

Driveway

Sgt. Steve Garst L.C.C./C.C.P.S Little Elm Police Dept.

Unsafe Activities and Safe Unsafe Activities and Safe PlacesPlaces

School Building

Student Parking

Faculty,/Visitor Parking

Move Driver’s Ed to back. Coming

and going will help watch

activity.

Place after-hour parking in front

Driveway

Main StreetSgt. Steve Garst L.C.C./C.C.P.S Little Elm Police Dept.

Cafeteria TablesYOU ARE HERE

THE FIGHT

STARTS HERE

Sgt. Steve Garst L.C.C./C.C.P.S Little Elm Police Dept.

Cafeteria Tables

YOU ARE HERE

THE FIGHT

STARTS HERE

Steve Garst L.C.C./C.C.P.S Little Elm Police Dept.

YOU ARE HERE

THE FIGHT

STARTS HERE

Cafeteria Tables

Sgt. Steve Garst L.C.C./C.C.P.S Little Elm Police Dept.

Where Do Recruiters Go?

Main Building

Cafeteria

Hallway

Hallway

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ANY QUESTIONS

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