News & Updates
What are the characteristics of an excellent corporate security department?
The latest findings from the Security Research Initiative (SRI) revealed that the top three most valued characteristics of a corporate security department are: understanding threats, having an effective security strategy and having objectives aligned with that of the...
Shoplifting BBC Radio Appearance
Perpetuity's Research Assistant Amy Randall was featured on BBC Three Counties radio breakfast show this week to discuss the court case of a homeless man who stole a t-shirt worth just £2.50 from a charity shop. As the value of the item was so low, the man left...
Defeating cyber fraud with quantum physics – the future of unbreakable security?
Credit card fraud and identify theft are serious problems for both industries and individual consumers. Although safeguards have improved in the last decade, there is an ongoing battle between corporations and cyber criminals over our personal information and...
Protect against shoplifters this Christmas
As the Christmas shopping season descends, retailers may be wondering how best to protect their busy, stock laden stores against the threat of shoplifters. Problems include: • Christmas decorations and displays may have an impact on visibility, and surveillance...
What makes an excellent security supplier?
The latest findings from the Security Research Initiative (SRI) revealed that the most highly valued characteristic of a security supplier is a strong focus on customer needs. While it is also important to have innovative and adaptive senior management more emphasis...
CRIME BYTES: Traffickers exploiting social media to target victims
Offenders involved in human trafficking are routinely exploiting social media and the internet to target, entrap and control their victims, warns Europol director Rob Wainwright. The head of the European policing agency explained that adverts on social media sites...
The ASIS Foundation Publications
We are pleased to provide details of some very useful ASIS Foundation publications available to download on the ASIS Foundation website that readers should find well worth a look. A Study of Security Metrics. A major study of how security metrics can be used by...
Security Research Initiative: Security Excellence Awards finalist
Perpetuity Research has been shortlisted for the ninth time for the Security Partnering Initiative of the year for the Security Research Initiative (SRI). The partnership brings together leading security organisations, leading security companies, and any other type of...
CRIME BYTES Tackling Doorstep Crime – Good Neighbours Stop Rogue Traders
In line with the Trading Standard’s ‘Good neighbours stop rogue traders' campaign for National Consumer’s Week (3-7th November), this month’s article will be looking at the nature and impacts of doorstep crime. Doorstep crime involves offenders cold-calling at the...
Reducing the impact of serious organised crime in local communities
A new project Perpetuity Research and The Police Foundation are running a two year project which will focus on helping the police and their partners to work towards identifying strategies to reduce the impact of serious organised crime in local communities. Bridging...
Security Science: The Theory and Practice of Security
Security Science: Theory and Practice of Security is a book from Clifton Smith and David Brooks that integrates the multi-disciplined practice areas of security into a single structured body of knowledge. It gives a scientific perspective on security challenges based...
Counterfeiters Beware of this Tiny Technology
A new breakthrough in microparticle technology may help to prevent the forging of currency and the sale of counterfeit, sub-standard and unsafe goods to unwary customers. Scientists and engineers at MIT have developed a new microscopic barcode that can be embedded...
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: Visit the website for more information Perpetuity has undertaken a number of projects evaluating initiatives to prevent both...
Martin’s Recent and Upcoming Talks
Martin is regularly doing talks at events and conferences around the world. Below is a list of his recent talks and ones that are upcoming. Martin gave a talk on understanding the drivers for insurance fraud at the Association of British Insurers earlier this...
Child Rights: Impact of Legal Aid Changes
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...
Latest Security Research Initiative Project: What are the broader benefits of security?
The focus of the new Security Research Initiative (SRI) topic this year, is to establish 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;...
Meet Sarah Webb Our Senior Research Officer
Having previously worked with Perpetuity as a valued associate, we are delighted to welcome Sarah as an official member of the Perpetuity Research team on the Organised Crime Project. Sarah Webb has been a social research and evaluation consultant since 1995. Sarah...
Extracting Audio from Visual Information
This month a group of researchers based at MIT successfully demonstrated an algorithm that can capture audio information using video content alone. By analysing the tiny vibrations of objects caused by nearby sound waves, the team was able to translate these to...
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...
Martin Gill: UCL Visiting Professor
Martin Gill has been made an Honorary Visiting Professor at University College London, courtesy of an invitation of the Jill Dando Institute. Martin commented: 'I consider it an honour to be recognised in this way, and I am delighted at the prospect of working with...
ASIS Foundation Security Metrics Evaluation Tool
The ASIS Foundation, of which Martin Gill is a Trustee, have recently published a report based on research that it sponsored that you may find of interest. It is entitled 'Security Performance Metrics'. The research involved an industry survey on the use of metrics,...
New Handbook of Security – Edited by Martin Gill -Out Now! Exclusive 20% discount!
Extensively updated, expanded and reorganised, this new edition of The Handbook of Security provides the most comprehensive analysis of scholarly security debates and issues to date. Informed by a range of disciplines, including environmental science, criminology,...
Anti-Corruption Academy, Vienna
At the beginning of July, Martin gave a presentation at the anti-corruption academy in Vienna. He spoke about the ways in which dishonesty is manifested in organisations and how insights from work with offenders can inform prevention strategies. He also chaired a...
Leicester Student Awards Nominee
We are proud to say that our graduate intern Rob Humphries was nominated for an award from Leicester University. He was up for the graduate internship of the year category, and although he did not win he did very well to make the shortlist against some very tough...
Get your Security Accredited by the Police
Secured Environments is offered by ACPO CPI and our dedicated team will offer you on-going help and support regarding your security measures. It is available to any type of organisation or business and recognises the overall security and understanding of threats for...
The Handbook of Security – Second Edition
The fully revised second edition of The Handbook of Security provides the most comprehensive analysis of scholarly security debates and issues to date. Including contributions from some of the world’s leading scholars, it explores a range of issues and debates that...
Counter Fraud Conference Talks – Dr Janice Goldstraw-White
One of our associates, Dr Janice Goldstraw-White, will be giving two papers on June 2nd 2014 at the Portsmouth University Counter Fraud Conference. Paper 1: Accounting for crimes – an examination of the motivations, rationality and afterthoughts of convicted...
Come and visit Perpetuity at IFSEC International (17-19th June 2014)
If you are going to IFSEC do please come and see us at our stand A550. Martin is making a few presentations including one for NEDAP who are joining the SRI. 10.45 Tuesday 17th June Tavcom Lecture Theatre What do criminals think of the new technologies? How does the...
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...