Soft Targets – How can they prevent mass shootings?
Soft targets are open to the public and often unprotected Soft targets are public and private venues with easy access. Soft targets have few...
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20 of 46 episodesParking Lot Security: Use a Car as Your Personal Safe Room
Parking lot security decisions about being safe are initially our responsibility. Where, when, and how we choose to park our vehicle determi...
Convenience Store Security and Loss Prevention Briefing
Convenience Store Security & Loss Prevention Challenges Big three: Armed Robbery, Employee Theft, and Shoplifting. Employee theft is the gre...
Juvenile Shoplifting Until Adults Throw Red Bull Cans at Cashier
Juvenile Shoplifting - Petty Theft with Low Risk of Incarceration Juveniles working gangster-style with adults makes crime a felony Adults d...
Armed Security Guards Need Background Check and More Training
Do armed security guards require more regulation? Should there be a national standard for background checks? Is there a national clearinghou...
Travel Security Plan – Safe While Abroad
Travel security plans will make you safer while abroad. A good security plan anticipates and reduces the risk of loss or harm. The security...
Bar Bouncers Use Excessive Force in Florida
Bar bouncers are caught on video acting like thugs and brawlers intentionally punching, kicking, using knee strikes, and stomping on patrons...
ATM Security – 10 Things ATM Robbers Don’t Want Victims to Know
ATM robbers may be waiting at your Automated Teller Machine. ATM cash withdrawal after-hours is high-risk if alone and female. Learn how ATM...
Crime Risk Factors – Nature of the Premises
Crime risk factors have a direct correlation to the nature of the premises. Properties open to the public operate at a greater crime risk. C...
Restaurant Robbery Prevention Affects Franchise Chains in Houston Texas
Restaurant Robbery Prevention - What are the Key Robbery Factors? Fast food, quick service, on major thoroughfares, open late at night Sourc...
Home Burglar Alarm System Options Before Buying
Home burglar alarm decisions are part of your family security plan. What home alarm system feature is essential for you to consider? Do I ne...
10 Things Shoplifters Don’t Want You to Know
Shoplifters, like all thieves, don't want to get caught. Shoplifters don't want you to know why your store is desirable. Shoplifters percept...
Crime Prevention Works Best with a Security Plan
Crime Prevention Works When There Is a Security Plan. "If we can get people to make that commitment, to prevent crime, we can give them the...
Nightclub Security – Are Mass Shootings Unstoppable?
Nightclub security prevents reasonably foreseeable crime Nightclub security is not currently designed to: Foresee and prevent terrorist atta...
Fast Food Security – Violent Crime at Quick Service Restaurants
Fast Food Security is Necessary at Some Quick Service Restaurants Crime risk factors: Urban location, quick access, and late-night hours Pri...
Hotel Room Security – Things Not to Leave Unsecured in Your Room
Hotel Room Security Plan to Protect Valuable Items Assume that in your absence, a hotel room is not secure. Leave valuable items at home or...
Making Places Safe for People and Property – Crime School Podcast
Making Places Safe Crime needs a place to happen. Making Places Safe from crime puts focus on the where question. It is far easier to develo...
Adult Shoplifters Caught Using Children for Theft at Walmart
Adult Shoplifters are using Kids for theft at a Florida Walmart. Why do adult shoplifters use children to commit theft from retail stores? D...
Carjacking Robbery – Most dangerous Point is Entry and Exit
Carjacking robbery often occurs at the point where you enter or exit your parked vehicle. The carjacker is a young male 90% of the time. The...
ATM Smartphone App – Will Bank ATM App Prevent Armed Robbery?
ATM Smartphone App Promises Convenience, not Safety. Major US banks move towards card-free ATM access. ATM Smartphone App replaces the plast...