The Perpetuity team will be welcoming two new staff members. Sarah Webb, Ruth Crocker will be starting at the beginning of April. Their focus will be on our latest research project: Reducing The Impact of Serious Organised Crime in Local Communities. We are...
The Crime Prevention and Security Management series is a collection of books published by Palgrave Macmillan and edited by Martin Gill. It is widely recognised that we live in an increasingly unsafe society, but the study of security and crime prevention has lagged...
Secured Environments exhibited an ACPO training event this month. Promotion of the Secured Environment award is continuing with the help of the police and many new organisations have registered this month. This security risk management accreditation is offered by...
The SRI is supported by ASIS International (UK Chapter), British Security Industry Association (BSIA) and The Security Institute (SyI). Companies sign up for three years. Each year we undertake a study that develops new insights into security practice. Full details of...
If you’re looking for focused content, features and leading suppliers catering for every security requirement, IFSEC International in London is the only destination for you this June! With a global focus on expertise and guidance, you’ll discover high level security...
From March 1-31, 2014 Palgrave Macmillan will be running its Access All Areas campaign. All journals, including Security Journal (Edited by Martin Gill and Bonnie Fisher) will be free to view online. Perpetuity Research members and journal contributors are encouraged...
Martin Gill will be speaking at the ASIS 13th European Security Conference & Exhibition which is taking place on 1-3 April 2014 in The Hague, Netherlands at the World Forum. The two-day educational programme will feature 44 educational sessions delivered by...
This years SRI study on security excellence is progressing well. We are asking what does an excellent security contractor look like? And what does an excellent security function look like? One of the most important issues is to distinguish between what you get from a...
We are delighted to report that we are about to start a new project entitled 'Reducing the Impact of Serious Organised Crime in Local Communities'. We are undertaking this work with the Police Foundation. As volume crime continues to fall, concern about serious...
Earlier this month we launched our new website and we would like to welcome you to come and take a look around. You will need to register in order to access our full publications. The new website includes enhanced navigation and search facilitates, along with full...
Martin Gill is to be a keynote speaker at the ASIS Middle East Security Conference and Exhibition in Dubai, 16-18 February. he is going to be discussing 'How offenders say they get around security measures: why they say it is easy'. Further details available here on...
Perpetuity Research will be exhibiting at Counter Terror Expo 29-30 April 2014, Olympia, London. Now in its 6th edition, Counter Terror Expo is the premier international event delivering buyers and specifiers from across the world within Government, Military, Law...
The role of the crime and intelligence analysts within policing is a critical one, especially when considering efficient resource allocation at a local level and particularly within the current drive to embed the concept of evidence based policing and strategic...
Martin Gill who in recent years has Chaired the ASIS Research Council has been asked to sit on the ASIS Foundation Board for 2014 and 2015. He will still be a member of the Research Council and Mary Lynn Garcia will take over as Chair. Martin noted: 'I am delighted...
The current Security Research Initiative project is focused on better understanding security excellence this year, both security excellence in corporations and security excellence amongst security suppliers. A meeting was held on 13 December which examined some of the...
We are pleased to announce that the Police Force and the City of London are now promoting the Secured Environments scheme. This security risk management accreditation is offered by ACPO CPI. The award is focused on the organisation (and any type of organisation or...
Secured Environments has been launched in Scotland. Regular readers of the newsletter will be aware that Secured Environments is a risk management scheme that promotes good security practice within organisations. The Secured Environments accreditation is well...
On the 14th of October Martin appeared on BBC TV talking about legitimate goods being replaced by fake goods to unsuspecting consumers. The counterfeiting problem is a major one around the world. The exact level is unknown because many counterfeits are never detected...
On November 5th Martin Gill and Sarah Webb attended a conference organised by The Police Foundation on organised crime. Martin gave a talk with Ian Davidson on the role of money laundering legislation generally and financial investigation specifically in tackling...
A new report published by Perpetuity has just been released. The report is entitled, 'Financial Investigation: Identifying The Value'. It is based on responses from 2,500 investigators. It was supported by Mick Creedon and Ian Davidson. What is perhaps most...
In the build up to Christmas it crossed our minds that you may want to prepare for some intellectual stimulation. Well if you do, or you want to treat someone else you may be interested to be reminded of a series of books edited by Martin Gill. They now make quite a...
We are working with the Association of British Insurers to better understand the motivations and approaches taken by insurance fraudsters. We have already conducted some interviews. However, we are trying to find more people who have committed a type of insurance...
On 20th of November Martin Gill spoke at a conference organised by Insurance Ireland on tackling fraud. There were four talks in all, and delegates learnt more about the role of the Insurance Fraud Bureau and its relationship to the Insurance Fraud Enforcement...
Improving the development of positive life skills for offenders is central to successfully preventing further offences being committed. The significant role that personal issues such as substance misuse, living arrangements and education, training and employment play...
We are delighted to announce that Amy Randall has started work at our new Tunbridge Wells office as a research assistant. Amy has a first class honour degree in Sociology from the Univeristy of Kent and then took a Masters in Social Research Methods at the LSE. Martin...
Regular readers will know that our Security research initiative was shortlisted for a Security Excellence award, the seventh time we have been. Unfortunately we did not win, but it was a great evening and we are not sulking too much! Anyway, there is always next year.
Martin Gill appeared on BBC Radio Kent on 18th October discussing a fraud scam. There had been a high number of elderly people targeted by fraudsters for their pin number; the fraudsters ring up pretending to be the police and persuade victims that money has been...
Free seminar to help local businesses improve security and tackle crime Tackling business crime and improving security for businesses based in the South East is the focus of a free half-day conference and exhibition being held at Brighton and Hove Football Club on...
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The next book in Martin Gill's Crime Prevention and Security Management series has now been published. This book reviews the impact of residential design on crime and considers the current, and historic, importance placed upon crime prevention within the planning...