NCJ Number
97210
Journal
Prevention Volume: 2 Issue: 4 Dated: (February 1985) Pages: 5-8,13-17
Date Published
1985
Length
9 pages
Annotation
Various individuals responsible for security in business, industry, and facilities (i.e., stadiums) identify crime prevention measures taken to enhance their private security systems.
Abstract
Eaton's Regional Loss Prevention Manager considers 'attitude, awareness and education' as the keys to preventing crime in stores. The Division Security Manager for Southland Corporation, operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Canada, reports several actions to prevent crime. These include improving lighting, moving cash registers to the front, taking posters out of windows to enhance a fishbowl effect, and reducing the amount of money in the registers. The former Loss Prevention Manager for Eddy Bauer's 40 stores in the United States and Canada describes their crime prevention program as employee training. The training of investigators by Canada's insurance industry's Insurance Crime Prevention Bureau emphasizes prevention of vandalism, arson, theft, and burglary. According to the Manager of the Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia (B.C.), programs to prevent the loss and theft of logs are now operational and include log stamping and the use of patrols. The Supervisor of Event Operations at the B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver reports that a full security staff of eight people is supplemented by temporary staff during spectator events and that special staff training is structured for the stadium itself. Photographs are included.