On Monday 25th November, City of London Police Commissioner, Peter O’Doherty, presented the Secured Environments award to Lloyd’s. Terry Blacker, Head of Corporate Real Estate noted: ‘Lloyd’s is extremely proud to have renewed the Secured Environments award for the...
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The University of Leeds secures police award for security
The University of Leeds has achieved the prestigious Secured Environments award by demonstrating their commitment to good security management. The University, established in 1904, is one of the largest higher education institutions in the UK and is renowned globally...
SECURITY JOURNAL, EDITED BY MARTIN GILL AND BONNIE FISHER
The Security Journal series is the world’s premier peer-reviewed security journal affiliated with ASIS International. The 2015 Impact Factor has been released and we are delighted to announce that the Security Journal has increased, receiving a 0.867 for 2015,...
Palgrave Communications – welcoming criminology and security research
Palgrave Communications is a new high-quality multidisciplinary journal published by Palgrave Macmillan that covers all fields of research within the social sciences, humanities and (HSS) business studies, including criminology, risk management and security studies....
Christmas Shopping: Be Wary of Online Fraudsters
With Christmas approaching, many people see Black Friday and Cyber Monday as a great way to save money and find cheap deals. However, Action Fraud, the City of London Police and Get Safe Online have joined together to launch a campaign to raise awareness and warn...
Raising Awareness of Restorative Justice Schemes
This week, the Ministry of Justice's Restorative Justice campaign commences with the intention of increasing awareness of restorative justice schemes. Restorative Justice schemes bring together victims and offenders to benefit both parties, and the aim is to educate...
New Theft and Sentencing Guidelines
The Home office have recently published 16 news updates on Crime and Policing. Amongst them, item 12 outlines how guidelines on theft and how offenders should be sentenced will be changed early next year. This is the first time that there will be a standardised...
London Landmark receives Secured Environments Award
Lloyd's has set the standard as the first London landmark to be awarded with the Secured Environments accreditation. Lloyd's underwent a thorough audit of their security processes and procedures. A key challenge for the site in Lime Street, London, a 14 floored, Grade...
30% OFF CRIME PREVENTION AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT SERIES
This series aims to address topics such as: Crime Control policing, security, theft, workplace violence and crime, fear of crime, civil disorder, white collar crime and anti-social behaviour. International in perspective, providing critically and...
New Anti Burglary Campaign
With the clocks turning back last weekend in the UK, the risk of burglary has increased greatly due to the darker evenings. Consequently, this October, the Sussex Police have issued an Autumn Burglary Campaign to give the public advice on how to prevent burglaries and...
Evaluation of Restorative Justice for Fraud offences
Research suggests that the use of Restorative Justice to reconcile offenders with their victim(s) and/or the wider community, has the potential to reduce repeat offending. Consequently it can bring benefits to victims of crime, offenders, and ultimately the criminal...
How to tackle cyber security
Cyber security attacks are becoming an ever present threat to businesses in the UK, and the consequences of a cyber breach can be huge. Consequently, an article from Financier Worldwide gives companies advice on what to do and what not to do when tackling cyber...
Professor Martin Gill shortlisted for Imbert Associatons Prize
Having been nominated by the BSIA (British Security Industry Association), Professor Martin Gill was a Finalist for the 2015 Imbert Associations Prize. The Imbert Associations Prize is awarded each year to a person who has made the most notable contribution to the...
Stoptober Returns
The approach of October heralds the return of Stoptober – a 28 day challenge providing support to those who would like to stop smoking: https://stoptober.smokefree.nhs.uk/ Stoptober is a public health campaign which is supported by a number of famous comedians such as...
Smoking to be banned in cars when a child is present
The Government Department of Health have announced a new law on smoking and driving which will come into place on the 1st of October 2015. From the beginning of next month, it will be illegal to smoke in a car (or any other vehicle) with anyone under 18 in the...
Crime Bytes – Banks are not liable in most vishing frauds, warns Financial Ombudsman Service
Voice phishing (commonly referred to as vishing) is the criminal practice of using social engineering over the phone to gain access to victims’ personal and financial information in order to defraud them. Fraudsters often pose as bank staff or police officers, and can...
Brand New Article By Martin Gill and Paul Ekblom in the European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
Professor Martin Gill and Paul Ekblom have just had their article 'Rewriting the Script: Cross-Disciplinary Exploration and Conceptual Consolidation of the Procedural Analysis of Crime' published in the European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. Abstract: The...
New Title To The Crime Prevention and Security Management Series
'Safety and Security In Transit Environments: An Interdisciplinary Approach' is the latest addition to Professor Martin Gill's Crime Prevention and Security Management series. Edited by Vania Ceccato and Andrew Newton, the book presents important interdisciplinary...
What is the impact of transferring youths into the adult criminal justice system?
The What Works Centre has listed a new intervention on their What Works Crime Reduction Toolkit, which focusses on Transferring youths to the adult criminal justice system. The research analyses whether youths who are transferred from a young offenders institution to...
Should Smoking Be Banned In Pub Gardens?
The Royal Society for Health have called for the smoking ban to be extended to beer gardens, outdoor areas of restaurants, parks and outside of school gates. According to an article from the BBC, the society want to make smoking appear to be less 'normal' and...
Cyber Flashing: A New Form of Cyber Crime
The BBC has recently reported that the police are investigating their first case of 'cyber flashing' after a commuter received an indecent image on her phone. The crime is the first of its type to be reported and police have encouraged anyone to report any similar...
10 Notable Things That Hackers Can Hack Into
At the start of the century it would have been unthinkable that public safety could be compromised by criminals sitting in their own living room. However, with the rapid increase in internet-connected devices, hackers can cause havoc on many different fronts....
Crime Bytes: Durham Police to no longer actively pursue cannabis smokers and small-scale growers in order to prioritise more serious crime
In a move that attempts to shift away from the criminalisation of drug users and free up resources to tackle more serious crime, Durham Police force have stated that they will no longer be actively pursuing cannabis smokers and small-scale growers. Ron Hogg, Durham’s...
5 key tips to protect your personal information
Identity theft has undoubtedly become a key challenge to the general public which is increasing. According to CIFAS, the UK's fraud prevention agency, identity fraud increased by 31% during the first three months of 2015 and following these figures the City of London...
New Security Research Initiative Project: Tackling Cyber Crime
This year the Security Research Initiative is taking on a new project looking at the role of the private security sector in tackling cyber crime. As cyber crime is quickly growing and evolving, the threat posed to businesses and individuals is irrefutable. Unlike...
Smoking is on the decline for pupils
Merely a decade ago, nearly half of UK pupils had tried smoking at least once in their lives. However, according to a recent article from the BBC, Health and Social Care Information Centre data reveals that more pupils are now trying e-cigarettes (also known as...
Martin Gill, 7th Most Influential Person in IFSEC 2015 Top 50 List
IFSEC International has compiled a list of the 50 people they consider to be the most influential in the global security and fire industries. Perpetuity Research Director, Martin Gill, was placed 7th. In 2013 IFSEC placed him 13th in the top 40 most influential fire...
Crime Bytes: Fighting Festival Crime – the new high tech techniques introduced by police this festival season
In the run up to festival season, this article provides a quick insight into the new high tech crime fighting techniques that are being employed by police forces this year, in a bid to tackle organised theft across the country. In Leicestershire a cashless payment...
Research Associate Janice Goldstraw-White talk at CIFAS Annual Fraud Conference
On June 3rd Janice Goldstraw-White spoke at the CIFAS Annual Fraud Conference held in London. Her presentation looked at the motivations of fraudsters and was based on the findings from her research interviews with over 40 convicted fraudsters in prison. Through...
Crime Bytes: Queen’s Speech Special – Crime and Security Highlights
This week, in the first fully Conservative Queen’s Speech since 1996, the Queen laid out the government’s agenda for the coming year. Below we provide a brief overview of the headline implications of these 26 new bills for crime and security. Policing and Criminal...