Tag: workplace violence
Active Shooter: Is Having A Plan Enough?
These tragic events remind each of us of the unpredictable nature of troubled minds and the vulnerability that comes with getting caught up in chance circumstances.
Crime Is Moving from Street to Store. Here’s What Retailers Need to Do.
One recent examination of public media sources suggests that retail robbery and burglary grew by more than 8 percent in the first half of 2017 compared to a year earlier.
7 Steps to Implementing a Workplace Violence Response Plan
A comprehensive approach to addressing a workplace violence incident involves these seven steps.
Taking a Data-Centric Role to Add Value to Your Company
EDITOR'S NOTE: Dan Faketty is vice president of asset protection for Southeastern Grocers based in Jacksonville, Florida. Prior to moving into a leadership role...
Interview and Interrogation Training: Why Victims Don’t Report
Here's one unfortunate reason: "If I work in a building with 500 people, surely somebody else will say something. It doesn't have to be me."
Interview and Interrogation Training: The Legality of Interviewing
If you're unfamiliar with any of these laws, or how your company or organization handles them, now would be a great time to visit that with your legal team or your human resources team to make sure everybody's on the same page.
What Would a Threat Management Unit Look Like in the Retail Space?
A few years ago, Alisha Bromfield, a Home Depot employee, was strangled and killed by her supervisor while the two were traveling to a wedding together.
Interview and Interrogation Training: The HR Investigation and Collaboration
We need to be collaborating with those business partners who are tasked with some of the most difficult investigations: those dealing with harassment, violence, or hostility in the workplace.
LPM Insider Survey Results: Readers Want More Training to Defuse Violent Situations
Incidents of violence in the retail setting have become an ongoing and consistent problem. Nearly every day there are occurrences that result in violent...
10 Successful Strategies for Mitigating and Managing Workplace Violence Threats
Loss prevention and retail executives’ careers are dramatically altered when workplace violence impacts their business. The loss of human life, coupled with the loss...