Crime at Work Vol 2: Increasing the Risk for Offenders

ISBN-13: 9781899287512 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 207 str.

Gill, M.

Opis

This is the second book in the Crime at Work series. It builds on the success of Volume 1 and focuses on the scale and patterns of crime and the impact that it has on different businesses. It suggests ways in which organizations can improve security, target resources and evaluate offences. It contains a wealth of information that is essential reading for all those involved with crime prevention, crime risk management and evaluating the effectiveness of various security measures.

Spis treści

Introduction; M.Gill Shrinkage Figures and Data Corruption: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics?; V.Turbin High Risk, Low Risk: The Use of Data in the Identification of Potential Targets of Commercial Crime Offenders; K.Bowers & A.Hirschfield Commercial Crime, Crime Prevention and Community Safety: A Study of Three Streets in Camden, North London; M.Hopkins & N.Tilley The Extent and Nature of Homicide and Non-fatal Workplace Violence in the United States: Implications for Prevention and Security; B.S.Fisher, E.L.Jenkins & N.Williams In Defence of Farms: An Agrarian Crime Prevention Audit in Rutland; G.Sugden Sales and Security: Striking the Balance; A.Beck & A.Willis Consumers' Perceptions of Shoplifting and Shoplifting Behaviour; M.Tonglet A Breach of Trust: Employee Collusion and Theft from Major Retailers; J.Bamfield Repeat Robbers: Are they Different?; M.Gill & K.Pease The Craft of the Long-Firm Fraudster: Criminal Skills and Criminal Responses; M.Levi Drugs and Doors: Improving Door Security and Tackling Drug Dealing in Pubs and Clubs; S.Morris Bad Goods: Product Counterfeiting and Enforcement Strategies; J.Vagg & J.Harris Why Some Organisations Prefer Contract to In-House Security Staff; M.Button & B.George

O autorze

MARTIN GILL is Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Scarman Centre at the University of Leicester, UK.