Crime and Security Research
Following on from the success of the Marlowes Shopping Centre in January, as the first shopping centre to achieve the Secured Environments Award, we are now pleased to announce that a further 13 shopping centres from around the UK including the South, Midlands and Scotland have registered for the police accreditation. Secured environments is a security risk management accreditation offered […]
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The second edition of The Handbook of Security has been nominated as one of the titles considered for the ASIS 2014 Book of the Year Award. The fully revised second edition of The Handbook of Security includes chapters from the world’s leading authorities with contributions from US, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. It provides what is probably the most comprehensive […]
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Martin Gill is an advisor to the Home Office on the 2014 Commercial Victimisation Survey (CVS) and the findings from the 2014 survey have been released,examining the extent of crime against businesses in England and Wales. The focus of the report was on three sectors: agriculture, forestry and fishing; wholesale and retail trade; and accommodation and food services activities. The 2014 survey looked […]
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In a recent article published in Jane’s Intelligence Review (Jan 2015) Dr Anna Sergi, a lecturer in policing and crime science at the University of West London, explores the role of the behavioural sciences in tackling organised crime. Social and behavioural science is a multidisciplinary field, involving studies of psychology, sociology, criminology, anthropology, economics and communication that examine the relationships, […]
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This month Professor Martin Gill appeared on BBC local radio and South Korean radio with Henry Shinn discussing identity theft. South Korea is facing a major identity theft problem, and Martin spoke about our own research with victims and offenders and some of the key trends in patterns of behaviour and potential responses. You can listen to the interview on […]
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This study looked at the issues of leadership and police organisational ethics, namely: what makes some people more effective in the context of ethical leadership; how did leadership seem to influence staff behaviour; what impact the leadership style has relative to other influences (such as force culture, force values and priorities, performance regimes). The work involved qualitative fieldwork with a […]
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Commissioned by the Association of British Insurers, Perpetuity Research analysed previous research and interviewed people convicted of insurance fraud to gain insights into a range of insurance fraud. In this report fraudsters revealed the motivations for their offences, perceived risks, consequences and the types of opportunities they look to exploit. Key insights: Insurance fraud is often opportunistic and unplanned, undertaken without full awareness of the consequences. Fraudsters often […]
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The Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) are designed to be a worldwide award scheme for the recognition of outstanding performance in the security industry. Developed and Launched by Perpetuity Research, OSPAs schemes are now open in Germany and Australia, and are in development in numerous countries worldwide. Based on extensive research conducted by Perpetuity (Aspiring to Excellence – Perpetuity Research, […]
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Drawing on Perpetuity Research findings Churchill Home Insurance has revealed the ease of selling or trading stolen goods using high street pawn shops, second hand electronic stores and gold exchanges. During interviews with 15 convicted burglars conducted by Perpetuity Research some burglars admitted disposing of stolen items on the high street without legitimate identification. “pawn shops…they were used yes it was surprisingly easy. Too easy if […]
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With the upcoming release of the Oculus Rift and Microsoft Hololens, virtual reality is set to explode into the mainstream market. Using a headset with special stereoscopic displays, the wearer is immersed into an interactive computer-generated 3D environment, in which his/her movements are tracked and displayed back to the user – creating the illusion that they are inside a virtual world. […]
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