News & Updates
Retail Crime at a Record High
According to the BRC's 2015 Retail Crime Survey, the cost of crime on the retail market was over £600 million in 2015, which is an increase on last year with more than 4 million offences committed. While there are problems in any survey of this the, and caution is...
Survey – Tackling Cyber Crime: The Role of Private Security
Answer our new survey on tackling cyber crime in businesses - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SRI-cyber-crime - The role of private security and corporate security in addressing cyber crime has received relatively little coverage despite the growing threat of cyber...
CRIME BYTES: New Year, new tech – the upcoming crime and security risks for 2016
As the year draws to a close and a new one emerges just beyond the horizon, this month’s crime byte will be exploring the crime and security trends to look out for in 2016. Gathered from across the web, the collection below intends to help you prepare for the year...
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....
Sussex Business Crime Initiative
The Sussex police have began to pilot a Business Crime Initiative in order to tackle business crime more efficiently. The initiative, which is starting out in Sussex and could grow if successful, aims to bring businesses and police closer together so they can fight...
Deloitte joins as a member of the SRI
Perpetuity are pleased to announce that Deloitte, an international professional services firm, has become our newest member of the Security Research Initiative. They join a whole host of corporate and security companies, and we look forward to working with them in the...
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...
Beyond the Protection of Assets: The Broader Benefits of Security
In both corporate security departments and amongst security suppliers, there has been a very narrow focus on the benefits from services provided; in fact most often that focus has been on security benefits. But there is evidence that a host of other (non-security)...
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...
The Trust-Domains Guide: A Guide to Identifying, Modelling, and Establishing Trust Domains
Trust is a prerequisite for collaborative human action and efficient cooperation. This fact is of particular importance when collaboration is mediated by information technology, where new domains of interaction are constantly created within, between, across, and...