No Training, No ROI
EDITOR'S NOTE: Loss prevention leaders are looking for solutions that are both affordable and capable of meeting the escalating demands of the business, but...
2012 National Retail Security Survey—First Glance at the Results
I am back in the saddle again after undergoing hip replacement surgery this past summer. That is why you did not see me at the...
Crime Control in Singapore
During this past fall semester, I was on an academic sabbatical. This is a time when professors are temporarily relieved of their everyday teaching...
Mall Security and LP—Communication Is the Watchword
With people's focus drawn to the economy, they are naturally looking around for something to laugh at, and mall security is handy. But security...
Protecting the International Business Traveler
Almost five years have passed since writing “Personal Safety While Traveling Abroad on Business” for the September-October 2003 issue of LP Magazine. Over this relatively short...
Transforming LP and Operations at Zale Corporation
As technologies evolve in the world, so often do the ways that organizations do business. When George Slicho, senior vice president at Zale Corporation, decided...
Surviving the Star Trek: How to Plan a Safe and Successful Celebrity Event
As a retail loss prevention manager, enjoying a sports figure on ESPN is one thing; hosting that sports figure at the department store where...
A Critical Review of: Crime and Wal-Mart- “Is Wal-Mart Safe?”
Good research often generates more questions than it answers. But so does poor research. A brief review of the May 1, 2006 white paper...
Home Office Research Study 292: Assessing the impact of CCTV
This study represents a major advance in our knowledge about CCTV. No previous research has examined in such detail the issues faced in ensuring...
Managing Response to Protest Campaigns Against Retailers
In the past, retailers considered public demonstrations to be a police matter and relinquished the development of response plans to the local level. Retailers...