Crime and Security Research
The government’s surveillance camera commissioner, Tony Porter, has this week warned that too many of the CCTV cameras in the UK are ‘useless’. This has sparked much debate this week, with Perpetuity’s Professor Martin Gill speaking at an event in London as well as twice on BBC radio. Details of these can be found below. Perpetuity has been involved in […]
Read moreThis paper reports on an evaluation of the town centre CCTV scheme in the London Borough of Lewisham. The study was conducted in 2003 and 2004, and looked at the scheme’s operation in the years 1996 to 2004. The evaluation was conducted by a mixture of process evaluation (examination of the implementation and management of the scheme) and impact evaluation […]
Read moreThis report was produced by Professor Martin Gill and a team of researchers from the University of Leicester for the Home Office and evaluates 13 Closed Circuit Television Camera (CCTV) projects (comprising 14 separate systems) implemented in a range of contexts, including town centres, city centres, car parks, hospitals and residential areas. The projects were funded under Phase 2 of […]
Read moreThis provides a summary of the findings from a research project looking at the economic and efficiency benefits to the police and the wider criminal justice system of a CCTV system in Milton Keynes. The study found a wide range of benefits, some of which were costed to determine a return on investment. It is clear that CCTV offers a […]
Read moreWho for: A transport organisation. Methods: Literature review, evaluation using 5I’s method and ‘realist’ evaluation of context, the collection and analysis of incident data from bus routes, stakeholder interviews with 16 stakeholders at various levels, interviews with 37 bus drivers, and qualitative analysis of interview data. Description: Perpetuity was commissioned to undertake an evaluation of a six-month trial using live CCTV on a […]
Read moreIf you missed Martin Gill discussing CCTV on BBC Local Radio on Wednesday 13th March you can listen again by playing the YouTube video embedded above. It was great to hear a caller from Leicester where Perpetuity Research is based. Martin has been heavily involved in researching CCTV and has produced reports for the Home Office and written books on […]
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Today the latest report from the Security Research Initiative is published – ‘Covid-19 and the implications for the security sector: what happened and what has been and is being learned?’ 83% of respondents felt that overall security had performed well in the crisis. 74% agreed or strongly agreed that security professionals have developed new skill sets that will be invaluable […]
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The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) has published findings of new industry research undertaken by Perpetuity Research into the benefits and challenges of automating confirmed alarm signalling from Alarm Receiving Centres (ARCs) to police control rooms. The research – conducted via an online survey and extensive one-to-one interviews with a wide range of industry professionals including representatives from Alarm Receiving Centres […]
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There is a new report out today which provides a view of the state of loss prevention from those who are in charge of it. Leading loss prevention managers have contributed to this report. It shows that while organised crime is perceived to be a more significant problem now than in the past, the aggravating factor appears to be a […]
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The Sussex police have began to pilot a Business Crime Initiative in order to tackle business crime more efficiently. The initiative, which is starting out in Sussex and could grow if successful, aims to bring businesses and police closer together so they can fight business crime a lot quicker. A dedicated service will be set up, with the aid of […]
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