Crime and Security Research
Safer Spaces Self-Assessment Scheme The success of your business depends on many things but one is providing a safe and secure environment for your customers, employees and visitors. Such an environment will help reduce the incidence and impact of crime. Without good security, and the trust which flows from it, your staff, premises and the space around you will be […]
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From the 21st – 23rd June 2016, Perpetuity Research will be at IFSEC International. You will be able to find us at stand number C1120 throughout the 3 days. You can also see our Director, Professor Martin Gill be speaking at the event on the 21st June from 14.40 – 15.30 in the Security Management Theatre. Martin be part of a panel […]
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Professor Martin Gill CSyP will be attending IFSEC International at ExCel London from the 21st – 23rd June 2016. You will be able to find Martin at the Perpetuity Research stand along with the rest of the Perpetuity team throughout the 3 days. Our stand will be located at Stand Number: C1120. As well as being at the Perpetuity Research stand, […]
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Palgrave Macmillan’s Crime Prevention and Security Management series, edited by Martin Gill, has published over 20 titles since it launched in 2008. It is widely recognised that we live in an increasingly unsafe society, but the study of security and crime prevention has lagged behind in its importance on the political agenda and has not matched the level of public […]
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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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At Perpetuity, we are pleased to announce that our Director, Professor Martin Gill, is now a Chartered Security Professional. His application was approved by the Chartered Security Professionals’ Registration Authority and he was admitted to the Register of Chartered Security Professionals on 11th January 2016. Martin was presented with his Certificate of Admittance at the Annual Celebratory Dinner for the Register […]
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Martin Gill is a founding editor and Board member of Risk Management journal. It has now developed into an international journal specialising in not just finance risk but including papers relating to business and regulation. The new editor, From January 2016 is Igor Loncarsk from the Universty of Ljubliana, and anyone interested in writing a paper should contact him directly. […]
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According to the BRC’s 2015 Retail Crime Survey, the cost of crime on the retail market was over £600 million in 2015, which is an increase on last year with more than 4 million offences committed. While there are problems in any survey of this the, and caution is needed in relying on findings, the results merit attention. Of all the […]
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Answer our new survey on tackling cyber crime in businesses – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SRI-cyber-crime – The role of private security and corporate security in addressing cyber crime has received relatively little coverage despite the growing threat of cyber crime, the significant consequences for businesses and the reality that the need for experts is in abundance, not least because police resources are limited. We are conducting […]
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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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