This Child Rights Impact Assessment examines the impact on the rights of children and young people within the remit of the Children’s Commissioner of changes to civil and prison law Legal Aid since April 2013. This study is a rapid evidence assessment to...
Aspiring to Excellence: The Case of Security Suppliers and Corporate Security
What are the most important characteristics of an excellent corporate security department? What makes an excellent security supplier? Our latest Security Research Initiative report explores the characteristics needed to achieve outstanding performance as rated by both...
Interviewing Burglars: Can you Help?
We are currently conducting a study where we plan to interview burglars about topics such as; how they choose targets, what makes them vulnerable, the sorts of goods that are attractive to steal and the reasons for their selection. All that will be involved is a phone...
Corporate Security Organisational Structure, Cost of Services and Staffing Benchmark
An update to the most comprehensive security and risk management benchmark in the security industry is now being conducted by the Security Executive Council's Security Leadership Research Institute. This year the benchmark will be focusing on security budgets and...
Survey Now Closed – Thanks for Your Help
Our security excellence survey is now closed. 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...
Perpetuity Welcomes New Staff for Organised Crime Project
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...
Security Research Initiative: Call for New Membership
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...
Security Excellence, Please Help Us With Our Survey
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...
New Project: Reducing the Impact of Serious Organised Crime in Local Communities
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...