by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Nov 6, 2015 | Blog, News
The Home office have recently published 16 news updates on Crime and Policing. Amongst them, item 12 outlines how guidelines on theft and how offenders should be sentenced will be changed early next year. This is the first time that there will be a standardised...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Dec 31, 2013 | Publications, Retail & Business, Security & Risk
Shoplifters across three continents have been filmed by academic researchers for the first time as they recreated their crimes. The report, ‘Shoplifters on shop theft: implications for retailers’ offers fascinating insights into how thieves say they steal...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Dec 31, 2013 | Fraud & ID Theft, Publications, Security & Risk
A new report is recommending all consumers be given access to one free credit report per year in order to combat identity theft, one of the UK’s fastest growing crimes. The report, Identity Theft and Fraud: Learning from the USA was written by leading...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Dec 31, 2013 | Fraud & ID Theft, Publications, Security & Risk
This main purpose of this study was to consult offenders to provide an insight into how they get hold of the information that they use to commit identity fraud with a special focus on using paper based documents e.g. utility bills, bank statements, birth certificates...
by Ruth Crocker | Dec 28, 2013 | Research Project Case Studies
Who for: Retailers. Methods: Literature review, sampling and interviewing of offenders, visits to crime scenes with offenders, filming of offenders at crime scenes, and production of final report. Description: Shoplifters across three continents were interviewed, and...