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EMS on AIR is an education and entertainment podcast designed to keep healthcare providers safe, informed, and prepared. The EMS on AIR Podcast was originally launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to communicate efficiently and directly with EMS personnel. Now, we’ve started branching out to all things healthcare but still tailored with the national EMS audience in mind. This podcast has begun to transform into a bridge between subject matter experts, the most recent data, a ...
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Welcome to the "Speaking of Wealth" podcast showcasing profit strategies for speakers, publishers, authors, consultants, and info-marketers. Learn valuable skills to make your business more successful, more passive, more automated, and more scalable. Your host, Jason Hartman interviews top-tier guests, bestselling authors and experts including; Dan Poynter (The Self-Publishing Manual), Harvey Mackay (Swim With The Sharks & Get Your Foot in the Door), Dan Millman (Way of the Peaceful Warrior) ...
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This podcast provides a chilling insight into the world of crime. Terry didn't think there was anything inevitable in his early childhood that would lead to him becoming a persistent priority offender in his mid teens. Led by older boys and attracted by the high rewards of fraud, theft and commercial burglary he saw little value in legitimate pursu…
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Joanna Shapland - Thought Leadership Interview
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Joanna Shapland is a Professor of Criminology at the University of Sheffield having previously been a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford where she directed the first major study of victims, an interest she continues to this day and is the Executive Editor of the International Review of Victimology. Alongside this she has undertaken pioneer…
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Sissel H. Jore - Thought Leadership Interview
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Sissel H. Jore is a Professor in Risk Management and Societal Safety at the University of Stavanger, Norway. She is a recognised global expert for her varied research interests which includes terrorism, counterterrorism, security risk management, and risk perception. Jore is the chair of the Security Defence Speciality Group and is an elected board…
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Mike Levi - Thought Leadership Interview
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Professor Mike Levi has an international reputation for excellence in researching economic crime which includes money laundering, corruption, cybercrimes, fraud, transnational organised crime and white-collar crimes. This is reflected in recent major lifetime achievement awards from the British, American and European Societies of Criminology, the A…
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Annette Kimitei - Thought Leadership Interview
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Annette Kimitei has over 20 years’ experience in the leadership of private security in East Africa and specifically Kenya. She is currently Managing Director of one of the major security suppliers and has been active in security associations including Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) where she has led the …
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Mike Croll & Paul Harvey - Thought Leadership Debate
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Mike Croll’s early career included working as an Army Bomb Disposal Officer and a Counter Terrorist Search Advisor. Later he was Head of Overseas Security at the FCO, and then held a similar appointment with the EU providing security for European diplomats, before becoming Director of Operations at the UN Department of Safety and Security. After se…
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Nick Dynon - Thought Leadership Interview
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Nick Dynon is a licensed security consultant based in New Zealand who works for one of the country’s leading integrators. He has a government background in immigration and border security; has served as a diplomat; and in the military. He is editor of three magazines: the New Zealand Security Magazine, the Line of Defence Magazine and Fire NZ Magaz…
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Paul Ekblom - Thought Leadership Interview
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Professor Paul Ekblom is a leading authority on crime and its prevention. He has committed his career to developing frameworks and toolkits that can be used to guiding the work of security practitioners. He has even located these on a free to use website: www.crimeframeworks.com. They are diverse and cover many aspects. After a career as a criminol…
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Victoria Ekhomu - Thought Leadership Interview
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Victoria Ekhmou is an experienced security professional having started work in security in the early 1990s and is now one of the leading authorities on security in Africa. She is Board Certified by the Professional Certification Board of ASIS International as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and has expertise in a range of specialisms incl…
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Peter J. O'Neil - Thought Leadership Interview
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Peter has a distinguished career in association management. Despite overseeing and spearheading transformational change in his eight plus years as the CEO of ASIS International the Global Board of Directors decided it wants a new type of leader and has recently announced the appointment of William “Bill” Tenney. In this interview Peter discusses hi…
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Daniel Lewkovitz - Thought Leadership Interview
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Daniel Lewkovitz is the CEO at Calamity Monitoring, one of Australia's leading security and life safety providers . With over two decades of experience in security and risk management, Daniel's expertise spans physical security, cybersecurity, life-safety monitoring, security system design, antiterrorism, and expert witness services. He has a Maste…
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507: Unlocking Business Succession: The Power of ESOPs with Keith Butcher
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In an interview with Jason Hartman, Keith Butcher, founder of Butcher Joseph, discusses business succession and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). With many business owners approaching retirement, ESOPs offer a tax-efficient way to transition ownership to employees. This model enhances employee retention and loyalty, providing long-term retire…
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Gloria Laycock - Thought Leadership Interview
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Professor Gloria Laycock is one of the world’s leading scholars on crime prevention. A trained psychologist who has worked extensively in the prison service, Government policy and research and then in academia as a Professor of Crime Science at the Jill Dando Institute. Outspoken, direct and popular, with a keen commitment to ensuring that the find…
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Bonnie Michelman - Thought Leadership Interview
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Bonnie Michelman is a well-known senior security executive and consultant who has spearheaded the professionalism of the private security sector. She has been President of and chaired the boards of top security industry professional organizations including ASIS International and International Security Management Assoc (ISMA). Bonnie is a recognised…
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Brian Allen - Thought Leadership Interview
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Brian Allen is a former Chief Security Officer with Time Warner Cable and then an advisor to company boards and C-suites on their cybersecurity obligations. He now collaborates across the financial sector on security policy and advocacy work. He is also a university lecturer and author of security books that bridge the divide between physical and c…
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Dr. Richard Diston - Thought Leadership Interview
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This episode contains strong language Dr Rich Diston is a career security practitioner, with a MSc with distinction and a professional doctorate. He has held too many professional accreditations to count, and currently holds strong views about security practice and the industry. He works as a trainer/consultant helping develop security professional…
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The role of auditors in tackling fraud: how we can get the best from our teams
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There has long been debate about what the proper role of auditors should be in relation to tackling fraud. Two recent reviews revealed a real gap between reality and expectations of audit performance. Current guidance is that auditors should take a more holistic approach towards fraud. However, auditors cannot do this on their own. They need to car…
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Mentoring, does it work? Is the security sector good at it?
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On the face of it mentoring has much to commend it; it involves having the support from more experienced professionals/leaders to identify and then guide, and to opening hearts and minds around self-leadership, self-learning and self-development. But is this the reality? Do people really benefit? Are mentors really motivated to help others or are t…
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Influencing opinion to improve perceptions of the security sector: what should we do?
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The security sector is very good at talking to itself. Conferences do this, so do many magazines and other media output, and most of the work of security associations is similarly focussed. Previous webinars have lamented this and called for more commitment to positively influencing the opinions of key external stakeholders. There have been attempt…
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Whistleblowing: what are the benefits and the dangers for the whistle-blower?
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There are well rehearsed benefits of whistleblowing. For the organisation is not least the opportunity to learn about risks that might otherwise not be identified, and being seen to be following good corporate governance. But what about for the whistle-blower? How can and do organisations prevent victimisation and detriment? How common are these? O…
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Security and journalism: is the industry getting the reporting that it deserves?
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The image the public have of the security sector has frequently been seen as its Achilles Heel. Yet surveys of workers, at different levels, have referred to it as an exciting place to work. Why then, is there both so little coverage of security issues in the mainstream media, and why is it that what is covered is often negative? Meanwhile, the eme…
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How else can security contribute to preparing for the worst?
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All those involved with security know about the importance of learning from past events, but how good is the security sector at preparing in advance? What are the options to help prepare? To what extent are plans tested and what are the learning points? Major incidents such as terrorist attacks are mercifully rare, and there is guidance available o…
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Procuring Security: what should guide security buying practices?
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There has long been criticisms of the way security is purchased with claims that buyers prioritise price over quality, while suppliers accept low price bids to cut out the opposition. Meanwhile the image of security is tarnished. But how common is bad practice and what are the ways of remedying it? Is the security prepared to change and will it? Wh…
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Horizon scanning: how good are we at predicting the future?
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Horizon scanning offers the potential to see into the future. Via the presentation of strategic plans and ambitions it seeks to chart what might happen based on historical trends and events. It provides an indication of what can be expected in the future and when done well can serve as a good barometer of the ambitions in place. It also serves as a…
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Diversity: what about the disabled and the LGBT community?
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150th Episode The security sector regularly discusses diversity issues, this is unsurprising since they are a major challenge. However, most of the focus has been on the need to promote women and be more racially diverse. Laudable though these are what has been less salient has been coverage of any challenges in engaging the disabled and the LGBT c…
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Making the protection of the public a legal obligation: a good idea or tried and failed before?
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The so called ‘Manchester Arena bombing’, at an Ariana Grande concert on the 22nd of May 2017 resulted in 22 deaths and over 250 injuries. In response the Government has proposed the 'Protect Duty, in short a requirement that those in charge of venues where the public gather are required to ensure there is proportionate security in place. Surely th…
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Do we really care about Young Security Professionals?
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There is considerable discussion about supporting the future workers and leaders of the security sector, about the need to create career pathways and provide supportive training and mentoring. Certainly, there is a range of group and support networks for young security professionals and associations have dedicated sections to engage, and support. B…
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Taking sustainability seriously: how common is ‘greenwashing’ and what can we do?
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It is good business to be seen to be supporting the ‘green agenda’, and certainly bad news follows or is likely to follow an organisation that is not committed. But how would we know? Do security professionals really care and if so how is that reflected? The ‘environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)’ concept is becoming more renowned bu…
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Pride and the security sector – Celebrating our LGBTQ+ Employees
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Every June, the LGBTQ+ community across the globe organises a range of events to shine a light on the LGBTQ+ community. It is timely then to assess what is happening in the security sector. Are tangible and progressive actions being taken to be truly inclusive? Are the right sort of collaborations taking place and how are they faring? This webinar …
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Tackling healthcare fraud: the uncontrollable beast or the example of good practice?
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Healthcare fraud is a massive problem, the scale of which is only best guessed at, the FBI estimates ‘tens of billions of dollars’, are lost annually in the US, in England alone the government estimates well over a £1 billion was lost last year. The word ‘fraud’ in fact disguises a wide range of criminal acts that vary greatly involving staff (some…
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How are you measuring EDI against business performance? What are the real benefits?
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There is a wealth of understandable enthusiasm for promoting ED&I in business, morally, ethically and also, and for business this is important, commercially too. The question is, how strong is the evidence that ED&I is good for business? Where does that come from and what does it suggest? Then there are the practical ways of measuring it, how can t…
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Attracting teenagers to security work: how is the sector doing?
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Attracting new recruits to the security sector has long been heralded as a challenge. Much more of a hurdle, albeit one that is rarely discussed, is the engagement of those who are teenagers, and particularly those who are most disaffected and at risk of taking the wrong path. On the face of it security would seem to have a role to play, but does i…
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When is political violence a business problem?
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Violence takes many forms and there are a range of groups that pose threats. There is much discussion about countering terrorism, but what about other threats? How is the security sector responding? Is political violence on the business' risk register and should to be? In a different way how should risks be assessed and how are they being monitored…
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Food Protection: the ultimate security challenge?
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Around the world ‘Food and Agriculture’ is often designated a Critical Infrastructure Sector. It is diverse – e.g. crops, livestock, poultry, seafood – and the threats are as diverse as climate change, international conflicts and theft and fraud including by organised criminals. Clearly this is an area where security professionals have had to step …
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The opportunities and limits of Body Worn Cameras?
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Body worn cameras have been widely heralded by the security sector for generating a range of benefits, not least the fact they provide evidence to support interactions preventing – or at least reducing the chances – of frivolous claims of malpractice. They have also been welcomed for giving the security personnel who use them confidence in tricky s…
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The Big Issues Impacting on Security: What Now, What Next?
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Security has been in the news. Some say it takes a crisis for security to be seen as valuable. Covid 19 represented a worldwide crisis that globally appears to have put security centre stage. But when it is over, what then? What have we learnt and what should we be thinking about, the next pandemic perhaps, austerity in the wake of economic hardshi…
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Protecting luxury goods: is security winning?
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Luxury items are inevitably attractive to offenders, be they thieves, fraudsters or counterfeiters. Similarly, the supply chain is inevitably complex, involving many points at which goods are potentially vulnerable, including manufacture, transportation, storage and sale (physically and online). So what are the key challenges? How do security manag…
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Artificial Intelligence: a security essential or a dangerous ‘big brother’?
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Hopes and expectations in some quarters that AI will revolutionise security management are increasingly balanced by a growing concern by its negative traits. A recent ASIS Foundation study which noted that AI use in security was currently ‘unsophisticated’ and unlikely to change for ten years, has also warned of the civil liberty implications. Rece…
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An Interview with Ex-offender Frank Portinari: a gun runner for terrorists
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While it is well known that in order to operate terrorists need weapons, what is less well known and much less discussed is how they get them. In this interview, Frank Portinari explains how he developed from being a football hooligan, to involvement in right wing extremism, to supplying guns to loyalist paramilitaries entering the world of terrori…
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Security Qualifications and Certifications: where do we look for credibility?
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There is now an abundance of security qualifications and certifications, they have taken off dramatically in recent years. But are there now too many to the extent that it has led to confusion and undermined their very credibility? Does it matter? Are some more credible than others and how should we distinguish? To what extent does the credibility …
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Cyber Crime: The cyber security implications of physical security products
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The notion that there are physical security products and, separately, digital security products belongs in a museum. These days, all electronic physical security products are cyber ones too. And while that generates enormous advantages, it also has limits; for starters it creates security weaknesses. Research around the Internet of Things (IoT) has…
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Thinking about security in Ireland: what have been the enablers of good security?
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Ireland has long been recognised for being good at security. The traditional challenges of terrorism just across the border, the numbers of murders and drug offences over time have also had an impact in focussing the response of different groups responsible for public protection. The security sector has been subject to regulation as part of a commi…
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Robots: a security opportunity or a security threat?
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There are well established advantages to using robots in security roles. For example, they can independently perform programmed tasks with minimal human oversight, including conducting routine patrols and doing so cost effectively, more productively than humans since they don’t get tired or bored, and work more safely in hazardous environments. But…
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Fraudulent degrees and qualifications: the problem and potential remedies
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Degree fraud is an extremely serious but underrepresented area of fraud involving the use of fake credentials to obtain employment or any other benefit. Once employed in an organisation with fake credentials, the fraudster is much more likely to engage in other forms of crime such as embezzlement or falsifying documents. While in some countries the…
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How great are the security threats in Smart Cities? Are they a catastrophe in waiting?
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Smart cities have long been heralded as a definitive opportunity to harness technological developments for business efficiency and human contentment. In some quarters they appear to be discussed as an unqualified good. But are they? Where there is technology there are risks of security weaknesses, and the bigger the strategic use the greater the po…
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Crime against wildlife: what is being done and it is working?
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There are many offences against wildlife and they can be serious. For example, illegal wildlife markets are being exploited by international organised crime groups because they are seen as low risk and high reward. The consequences are serious, the widespread problem of illegal fishing is just one example where the impact has been under employed fi…
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Assessing the competence of security officers: What needs to change?
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Following the publication of the IFPO report, ‘The Competence of Frontline Security Professionals and What They Say About Their Work’, this webinar will evaluate the process for improving the role of the frontline worker (and the perception if it by others). The webinar will discuss the implications of the findings about the sorts of roles they fin…
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Thinking about the security sector in Nigeria, what are its strengths and challenges?
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All over the world the security sector is adjusting to new pressures and opportunities, this includes the aftermath of the pandemic but many other things too including, globalisation, improved technologies, greater integration, the attraction of good parentships and the difficulties of achieving them, the move to professionalisation of security and…
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Falling victim to fraudsters: how do you stop it and what do you do if victimised?
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Fraud is now the most common offence. The sense is that offenders have adapted quicker than those responsible for preventing and responding to crime. There was once a view that suffering financial loss was much less traumatic than suffering physically and that is gradually being challenged. But where are we with managing the response to being victi…
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What we can learn about security from areas that have been less affected by the pandemic: the case of Scandinavia
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We have tended to focus our attention on areas that have been worse affected by the pandemic. However, in a previous webinar on the impact of the pandemic on Scandinavia we heard that the impact had been modest, certainly much less than the worst affected nations. A main challenge was managing fears that the pandemic had generated, as much about sa…
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