“Schools and colleges are valued institutions that help build upon the Nation’s foundations and serve as an arena where the growth and stability of future generations begin.  Crime in schools and colleges is therefore one of the most troublesome social problems in the Nation today.  Not only does it affect those involved in the criminal incident, but it also hinders societal growth and stability.  In that light, it is vital to understand the characteristics surrounding crime in schools, colleges, and universities and the offenders who reportedly commit these offenses so that law enforcement, policy makers, school administrators, and the public can properly combat and reduce the amount of crime occurring at these institutions. ”

Crime in Schools and Colleges

The 2011 IC3 Internet Crime Report reveals both the scope of online crime and IC3’s battle against it. The most common victim complaints included FBI-related scams, identity theft and advance fee fraud. IC3 received and processed more than 26,000 complaints per month. Based on victim complaints, the top five states were California (34,169), Florida (20,034), Texas (18,477), New York (15,056) and Ohio (12,661). Victims in California reported the highest dollar losses with a total of $70.5 million. For victims reporting financial losses, the average was $4,187.”

2011 Internet Crime Report

The goal of this project is to identify the Community or Industry Standard for security program cost and/or security FTE/Hours per x where x is one of the following:

1. An indicator of Size (beds, sq ft, etc)

2. An indicator of Risk (call volume, crime stats, number of entrances, demographics)

and/or

3. An indicator of Population/Traffic (employees, contractors, patients/census, visitors)

It is recognized that hospitals have unique security needs and risks. As such, this study does not attempt to identify the appropriate security staffing level for a particular hospital. Alternatively, our goal is to “To identify general industry benchmarks for hospital security staffing using a data driven approach.”

IAHSS Conference Brochure

This Standard builds on the Montreux Document and the International Code of Conduct (ICoC) for Private Security Service Providers to provide requirements and guidance for a management system with auditable criteria for Quality of Private Security Company Operations, consistent with respect for human rights, legal obligations and good practices related to operations of private security service provider companies in conditions where governance and the rule of law have been undermined by conflict or disaster. It provides auditable requirements based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act model for third-party certification of private security service providers working for any client.

Management System for Quality of Private Security Company Operations

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This latest assessment—prepared by the National Gang Intelligence Center—builds on the gang-related trends and criminal threats identified in the 2009 assessment. The findings in the 2011 report are based on data from federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and corrections agencies as well as open source information.

The key findings from the 2011 assessment:

- There are an estimated 1.4 million active street, prison, and outlaw motorcycle gang members in more than 33,000 gangs operating in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. (Those numbers reflect an increase from 2009 figures, due primarily to more comprehensive reporting from law enforcement and enhanced gang recruiting efforts.)

- Gangs are responsible for an average of 48 percent of violent crime in most jurisdictions and up to 90 percent in several others.

- Gangs are increasingly engaging in non-traditional gang-related crimes like alien smuggling, human trafficking, and prostitution, as well as white-collar crimes like counterfeiting, identity theft, and mortgage fraud…primarily due to the high profitability and much lower visibility and risk of detection and punishment than drug and weapons trafficking.

- Gang members are acquiring high-powered, military-style weapons and equipment, which poses a significant threat because of the potential to engage in lethal encounters with law enforcement and citizens alike.

- Gangs are becoming increasingly adaptable and sophisticated, employing new and advanced technology—including social networking websites—to carry out criminal activity discreetly and connect with other gang members, criminal organizations, and potential recruits around the country and around the world”

FBI Gang Threat Assessment

Introduction

In any large city just a handful of bars give the police far more trouble than all the rest put together. The same is true of many other types of establishments, such as schools, convenience stores, and parking lots. In each case, just a few produce far more crime, disorder, and calls for police assistance than the rest of the group combined. This phenomenon—called “risky facilities”—has important implications for many problem-oriented policing projects. In particular, it can help police focus their energies where they are needed most and can help in selecting appropriate preventive measures. This guide serves as an introduction to risky facilities and shows how the concept can aid problem-oriented policing efforts by providing answers to the following key questions.

1. What are risky facilities?
2. How widespread are risky facilities?
3. How is the concept of risky facilities different from hot spots and repeat victimization?
4. How can the concept of risky facilities assist problem-oriented policing projects?
5. How can risk be measured?
6. How is the concentration of risk among facilities calculated?
7. Why do facilities vary in risk?
8. How are risk factors identified for a particular group of facilities?
9. How can risk be reduced?

Understanding Risky Facilities (PDF)

Homeland Security News Wire

Sexual assault of women by strangers is but one aspect of the larger set of sexual violence-related problems. This guide is limited to addressing the particular harms sexual assaults by strangers cause women.

Most offenders rape to satisfy their need for power and control, and they use various forced sexual acts to do so.1 In other words, the sexual act is the means, rather than the motive, for sexual assault. Although acquaintances commit most sexual assaults, this guide focuses on those that strangers commit. Contact between the victim and the offender is limited to when the assault occurs. Males commit nearly all sexual assaults, and most victims are female.2 Both males and females sometimes sexually assault males, but very little research discusses male victims.  Thus this guide focuses only on female victims.

POP Guide on Sexual Assault

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