Typically, security is one of those budget line items that does not contribute directly to a company’s bottom line, and often some elements of a security program can be quite expensive. Those responsible for the security function in their organizations must justify those costs. It is, therefore, necessary to become comfortable with terms such as […]
“The FBI’s UCR Program is a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort of more than 18,000 city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies voluntarily reporting data on crimes brought to their attention. Since 1930, the FBI has administered the UCR Program and continued to assess and monitor the nature and type of […]
Criminal Events (Assaults, Rapes, and Homicides), reported to TJC, increased from 28 in 2010 to 49 in 2011 Joint Commission Sentinel Event Data (see page 7)
“Predictive-analytics software is the latest piece of policing technology working its way into law-enforcement stations around the country….it calculates its forecasts based on times and locations of previous crimes, combined with sociological information about criminal behavior and patterns.” Threat Analysis Group, LLC has been using similar technology for 7+ years for our private sector clients. […]
Security professionals operating in today’s increasingly competitive environments face the unique challenge of providing security that reduces crime and loss, is cost effective, and does not expose their organizations to undue liability. Success can only be achieved through a carefully orchestrated balancing act of three factors: – Selecting and deploying effective security measures – Working […]
“Robbing a bank is so unoriginal. Because of a combination of an economy in horrific shape and the rising monetary value of certain goods, materials, and, believe it or not, creatures, many thieves are choosing unusual targets to steal, and then flip them for a quick profit.” Time Magazine Article
“A new crime-busting warehouse is helping officers spot crime trends as they develop in real time. IBM’s Crime Information Warehouse (CIW) is a lean, mean data-mining machine that puts all the little pieces of the puzzle together to help police anywhere connect crimes, spot trends, and crack cases faster, sometimes even before new crimes happen.” […]
Over the past couple of years, Threat Analysis Group, LLC has published several articles on hospital security. The articles address the security risk assessment process, in depth threat assessments, vulnerability analysis and security design consulting specifically for hospitals. All of the articles are available free on our website: Strategic Hospital Security Hospital Threat Assessments […]
Two comprehensive documents address crime analysis as a tool for metrics/data-driven decision making. While one is geared to law enforcement and the other is geared to security, both provide a sound foundation for using crime data in risk assessment process. Crime Analysis for Problem Solvers in 60 Small Steps builds prepares you for different […]
“Preliminary figures indicate that, as a whole, law enforcement agencies throughout the Nation reported a decrease of 5.5 percent in the number of violent crimes brought to their attention in 2010 when compared to figures reported for 2009. The violent crime category includes murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The number of property crimes […]