by Ruth Crocker | Dec 28, 2013 | Research Project Case Studies
Who for: Leicester City NHS STOP! Smoking Service. Methods: Good practice literature review, pre-intervention online surveys, post-intervention online surveys, consultation (both by phone and face-to-face interviews) with stakeholders, quantitative data analysis of...
by Ruth Crocker | Dec 28, 2013 | Research Project Case Studies
Who for: NASUWT. Methods: Large-scale literature review, online survey of teachers, analysis of data and production of a final report. Description: This study, undertaken on behalf of the NASUWT, explored the experiences of prejudice related bullying and harassment...
by Ruth Crocker | Dec 23, 2013 | Blog, Front Page, News
We are pleased to announce that the Police Force and the City of London are now promoting the Secured Environments scheme. This security risk management accreditation is offered by ACPO CPI. The award is focused on the organisation (and any type of organisation or...
by Ruth Crocker | Dec 23, 2013 | Blog, Front Page, Research
The current Security Research Initiative project is focused on better understanding security excellence this year, both security excellence in corporations and security excellence amongst security suppliers. A meeting was held on 13 December which examined some of the...
by Ruth Crocker | Dec 23, 2013 | Blog, News
Martin Gill who in recent years has Chaired the ASIS Research Council has been asked to sit on the ASIS Foundation Board for 2014 and 2015. He will still be a member of the Research Council and Mary Lynn Garcia will take over as Chair. Martin noted: ‘I am...
by Ruth Crocker | Dec 23, 2013 | Blog, Front Page, Research
The role of the crime and intelligence analysts within policing is a critical one, especially when considering efficient resource allocation at a local level and particularly within the current drive to embed the concept of evidence based policing and strategic...
by Ruth Crocker | Nov 28, 2013 | Publications, Security Research Initiative, Security Toolkits
Previous research showed that the procurement process used for purchasing security goods and services does not always work to the benefit of the buyer and/or supplier. We identified that much could be gained from a research study drawing on the experiences of those...
by Ruth Crocker | Nov 27, 2013 | Blog, Conferences
On 20th of November Martin Gill spoke at a conference organised by Insurance Ireland on tackling fraud. There were four talks in all, and delegates learnt more about the role of the Insurance Fraud Bureau and its relationship to the Insurance Fraud Enforcement...
by Ashley Bennett | Nov 27, 2013 | Perpetuity Training
Perpetuity Training continues to go from strength to strength and are continuing to expand the courses on offer. Perpetuity are currently looking to develop courses that will give the security professional a clearly defined training framework from entry level through...
by Ruth Crocker | Nov 27, 2013 | Blog, Featured, Front Page, Research
We are working with the Association of British Insurers to better understand the motivations and approaches taken by insurance fraudsters. We have already conducted some interviews. However, we are trying to find more people who have committed a type of insurance...
