News & Updates
Security Journal: Special Editions
Martin Gill co-edits the Security Journal with Professor Bonnie Fisher. They have been working with guest editors to produce two Special Issues in 2013. Recently published, and covering a much neglected topic is a Special Issue on ‘Corporate Security and Contract...
Free Event: South East Business Crime Conference 2013
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...
The Scottish Police Officer – Daniel Donnelly
The Scottish Police Officer by perpetuityresearch
Crime Prevention through Housing Design – Rachel Armitage
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...
Conference Round-up
Martin Gill attended the Annual ASIS Conference and Exhibits held this year in Chicago. Martin is Chair of the Research Council which is seeking to promote security research to ASIS members and bring awareness of research undertaken within ASIS to the outside world....
Bundled vs Single Service Security: A Discussion
This month we released a new report based on interviews with suppliers and procurers of security services that looks at the benefits and drawbacks of providing security as a ‘single service’ or as part of a ‘bundle’ alongside other facilities management services. The...
Our New Tunbridge Wells Office
Perpetuity is pleased to open another office in the south. This provides us with an opportunity to be closer to our clients in London and the south east and to meet new ones. The address of our new office is: 11a High Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1UL. You can...
The NEW Security Institute Certificate in Security Management BTEC Level 3 goes live!
The Security Institute’s Certificate in Security Management BTEC Level 3 has been rewritten and updated to keep abreast of the latest developments in the security sector. With new modules such as ‘Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management’ and ‘Strategic Security’ the...
Popularity of the Security Institute Courses run by Perpetuity Training grows
Perpetuity Training are pleased to announce that the next intake of the Security Institute’s Certificate in Security Management BTEC Level 3 and Diploma in Security Management BTEC Level 5 distance learning courses, due to commence at the end of September, is set to...
The role of leadership in promoting ethical police behaviour
Leadership is consistently identified as one of the most important aspects to maintaining police integrity and ensuring police professionalism. Identified weaknesses include lack of supervisory presence, superior officers not setting common standards, and supervisors...
Home Office – Commercial Victimisation Survey
Martin Gill is on the advisory committee for the commercial victimisation survey, which has reported and indeed planning is underway for the next wave. The 2012 Commercial Victimisation Survey (CVS) is the first of a new series of Home Office surveys covering crime...
R£TAIL LOSS PREVENTION SUMMIT 2013
Tuesday 10th September 2013 The Cavendish Conference Centre, London WC1 A one-day conference Cost-effective loss prevention strategies and solutions – striking a balance between revenue maximisation and fraud loss exposure...
The Police Foundation’s Annual Conference
The Police Foundation's Annual Conference on "Policing organised crime - Changing landscape, changing practice" will be held on Tuesday 5 November 2013 at the BT Auditorium and Customer Showcase, London. Concern about serious organised crime, which is costly, harmful...
More recognition for the Diploma in Security Management BTEC Level 5
Perpetuity Training and the Security Institute work closely together to deliver training within the Security Profession. With the Security Institute Diploma in Security Management currently being the highest qualification offered by the Security Institute and...
Security Excellence Awards Finalist
The finalists have been announced for the Security Excellence Awards 2013. We are delighted to announce that Perpetuity Research have once again been selected as a finalist in the category of 'Security Partnering Initiative' of the Year. This is for our work on the...
Charlotte is expecting a baby.
Congratulations to our Researcher, Charlotte Howell, who is about to go on maternity leave. We will miss Charlotte enormously. The baby is due in August and we will keep you informed through the newsletter. I am sure you will join us in wishing Charlotte and...
We are moving the Security Strategy Toolkit
Since 2009 our popular Security Strategy Tookit has been accessible online as web-based toolkit. The toolkit was developed due to the finding that surprisingly few organisations have a security strategy in place – and even less have an effective strategy. This toolkit...
What is ‘excellence’ in security?
The focus of the new Security Research Initiative (SRI) topic this year, is to look at how to define and recognise ‘excellence’ in the field of security. We want to know: What is an excellent security company? What does an excellent security contract look like? What...
Home Office publish detailed Commercial Victimisation Survey findings
Professor Martin Gill was part of an advisory team on the 2012 Commercial Victimisation Survey (CVS), for which the Home Office recently published their detailed findings. These built on their headline findings released in January. The CVS was previously carried out...
Current issues in security: Manned Guarding
One of our latest Security Research Initiative (SRI) reports was recently referenced in an article for IFSEC Global on whether security guards are becoming unvalued. Our report ‘The Security Sector in Perspective’ looks at how those working in the security sector view...
Perpetuity Training welcomes Ann Blakeman MSc
Having spent time away from the world of Security Management and Training Ann is now enjoying getting back into the swing of things. Previously she was actively involved in working with numerous private and public sector organisations in many aspects of training,...
Reducing re-offending through employment
There has long been a link identified between employment and offending. The desistence literature suggests that gaining legitimate paid work can reduce offending behaviour. There are a number of reasons why this may be the case, including, that employment distracts...
Situational Crime Prevention and Supply Chain Security
Martin Gill is editor of the ASIS Foundation's 'CRISP' series, which stands for 'Connecting Research in Security to Practice'. And the tenth report in the series has just been published. It is called Situational Crime Prevention and Supply Chain Security, and it is...
Course approved by MOD funding scheme ELCAS
Perpetuity Training's excellent BTEC Level 4 course in Workplace Investigation and Interviewing has been approved by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for Enhanced Learning Credits. This funding is open to eligible Armed Services personnel for training to Level 3 or above...
Become a Security Surveyor
Perpetuity Training work with Charlie Swanson to deliver a 3 day Managing Security Surveys (BTEC Level 4) course. Charlie draws on his military background plus extensive practical experience of security surveying to teach students the key skills needed to become a...
Spring intake of the SyI distance learning programme approaches
The next intake of the ever-popular Security Institute (SyI) distance learning programme is approaching. The programme consists of two courses – a BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Security Management and a BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Security Management – with the next intake...
Changing Role
Dr Amy Burrell – Training Manager at Perpetuity Training - will shortly be taking up a part-time post with the University of Birmingham to work on an international research project examining crime case linkage (her PhD subject). This is an exciting opportunity that...
Quick Reads
Perpetuity Training regularly provide articles that are used by some leading security websites and publications. You can read more about "The Joys of Team Building' on their IFSEC Global blog, or learn about the 'Seven Sins of E-Learning'... just click on the links...
Smoking cessation work with Looked After Children
Perpetuity is currently conducting an evaluation of work undertaken in one local area, to support Looked After Children living in residential care homes, to stop smoking. Care home staff face a number of difficulties in enforcing no smoking rules to provide smoke-free...
Perpetuity present talks at IFSEC
With less than two weeks to go, we are delighted to announce that this year as well as exhibiting at the event (come and see us on stand J128), we are presenting two talks at IFSEC on Monday 13th May, and we very much hope you will join us: Our director, Martin Gill,...