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Shopping Safety Tips for the Holiday Season

27 September in Personal Safety by admin

With the Holiday Season in full swing, spirits are high, mall parking lots are full, and the streets are congested with shoppers inching their way to retail stores to find that perfect gift. Even with the vast onset of online shoppers, there still exists those incredibly tenacious folks who love to brave the elements, the traffic, and the pushing and shoving that goes with the exhilaration of the holiday retail shopping experience. While shoppers focus on the season, big bargains and discounts - the criminal element...

Can Domestic Violence Impact Your Business?

27 September in Workplace Violence by admin

Did you know that 21% of full-time employed adults report being the victim of domestic violence? Interestingly, 64% of those same adults has stated their work performance suffered as a result of domestic abuse. Our society has clearly shifted the paradigm through which we view the issue of domestic violence, and how we deal with this issue in the workplace. On March 8, 2013, President Obama signed into law the expanded version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWRA) of 1994. Originally enacted in 1994,...

Who Owns Security in Your Restaurant?

27 September in Corporate Security, Personal Safety by admin

A common definition of security is: “precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, etc.” And for most of us, we often think of security in this way - as a thing or something we get, or even something we hire or buy. But consider another correct definition of security: “freedom from danger or risk - safety.” When viewed in this manner “security” is a state of being - a condition to be achieved and not something to be purchased or provided by another....

Reducing Workplace Violence Through Training

27 September in Workplace Violence by admin

In my first supervisory role many years ago, I was delighted to learn that generally my subordinates were anxious to do the right thing and only needed clear communication of my expectations to diligently go in the direction of the organization’s vision. I’ve now seen that behavior repeatedly throughout my career. People generally want to do the right thing. So I ask you, on the issue of workplace violence, have you clearly communicated your expectations that employees report threatening behavior? Have you clearly communicated what behaviors are possible...

Using Metrics for Security Management

27 September in Business Continuity Planning, Corporate Security by admin

The effective utilization of metrics to manage your security department and strategically report accomplishments is one of the fastest growing areas of interest among Chief Security Officers. Security practitioners in the area of IT security are intimately familiar with the practice and have a broad array of statistical data from which to select to develop powerful reporting dashboards that clearly demonstrate the performance and value of the program. Those of us who exist in the world of physical security struggle to find meaningful measurements that...

Define the Issue, Defend Your Business

27 September in Personal Safety, Workplace Violence by admin

“Rogue cop, fugitive officer, cop killer”; all words used in describing the hunt for former Los Angeles Police Department Officer Christopher Dorner, wanted for the ambush killings of three people, one a Riverside, CA police officer. Much of the media coverage has been committed to the lengthy online social media posting by Dorner prior to his attacks laying out the events that caused him to take his chosen actions to right his perceived wrongs. The media refer to the document as the “manifesto”. In all...