Crime and Security Research
World Suicide Prevention Day, established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO) is on the 10th of September this year, the theme,“Creating Hope Through Action” is a powerful call to action and reminder that there is an alternative to suicide and that through our actions we can encourage hope and […]
Read morePerpetuity Research has received funding from the Dawes Trust, along with the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at Portsmouth University, to undertake research exploring the opportunities that exist in the private and not-for-profit sectors for the police to utilise in order to tackle economic crime more effectively. Economic crime, although the largest category of offending and costing society billions […]
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Perpetuity Research recently undertook a consultation analysis on behalf of the Scottish Government on ‘Restricting promotion of food and drink high in fat, sugar, or salt’. The purpose of the consultation carried out by the Scottish Government was to understand views in relation to proposed restrictions aiming to reduce the public health harm caused by over consumption of food and […]
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While there is much emphasis on the quality of security being delivered by security departments and providers, can it truly be excellent without first establishing the right attitude to security and the right engagement with security among the wider workforce? We are seeking the views of security professionals on the significance of security culture and factors that impact on culture […]
Read moreAon plc, a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, has gained the prestigious Secured Environments award for The Aon Centre, their global headquarters, housed in the iconic Leadenhall Building in London. The award, presented by the Commissioner of the City of London Police, Angela McLaren, recognises that Aon is following six […]
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Today the latest report from the Security Research Initiative is published – ‘The role of security in influencing the budget’. The aim of the research was to explore the extent to which security managers are able to influence the security budget, whether and why this matters, and how greater influence can be attained. It is based on the views of […]
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Perpetuity Research, in conjunction with University College London (UCL) and the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) (Birkbeck College) are pleased to release the first two policy and practice briefing papers from their Digital Forensics and Social Media (DFSM) project, funded by the Dawes Trust. The overall aims of the research are to examine how social media evidence is […]
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Perpetuity Research has been commissioned by The Association of Fraud Examiners (ACFE), UK Chapter to undertake research into non-fungible tokens (NFTs). NFTs are essentially digital collectibles – if something can be stored digitally then it can become a NFT, including pictures, tweets, videos, songs and video game items. Ownership is secured by placing a unique token on a blockchain which […]
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Dr Janice Goldstraw-White, one of our researchers, has recently written an article with David Quinn, Product Manager UK, G4S. In this they outline how although artificial Intelligence (AI) has certainly impacted our everyday lives in the last couple of decades, the extent to which it has been adopted in different sectors varies considerably. In the physical security sector, they show […]
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Perpetuity Research has been commissioned by the Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Devon, Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly to carry out a sexual violence needs assessment to help inform the recommissioning of Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) services across the area. The work will provide an overview of current service provision in the area, the support needs of […]
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