by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Sep 30, 2014 | Blog, News
Security Science: Theory and Practice of Security is a book from Clifton Smith and David Brooks that integrates the multi-disciplined practice areas of security into a single structured body of knowledge. It gives a scientific perspective on security challenges based...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Sep 30, 2014 | Blog, Front Page, News
A new breakthrough in microparticle technology may help to prevent the forging of currency and the sale of counterfeit, sub-standard and unsafe goods to unwary customers. Scientists and engineers at MIT have developed a new microscopic barcode that can be embedded...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Sep 30, 2014 | Blog, Front Page, News, Research
The approach of October heralds the return of Stoptober – a 28 day challenge providing support to those who would like to stop smoking: Visit the website for more information Perpetuity has undertaken a number of projects evaluating initiatives to prevent both...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Sep 30, 2014 | Blog, Conferences, Events, News
Martin is regularly doing talks at events and conferences around the world. Below is a list of his recent talks and ones that are upcoming. Martin gave a talk on understanding the drivers for insurance fraud at the Association of British Insurers earlier this...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Sep 25, 2014 | Front Page, Publications, Research
This Child Rights Impact Assessment examines the impact on the rights of children and young people within the remit of the Children’s Commissioner of changes to civil and prison law Legal Aid since April 2013. This study is a rapid evidence assessment to...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Sep 24, 2014 | Blog, Front Page, Publications, Research, Security & Risk, Security Research Initiative, SRI Publications
What are the most important characteristics of an excellent corporate security department? What makes an excellent security supplier? Our latest Security Research Initiative report explores the characteristics needed to achieve outstanding performance as rated by both...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Sep 21, 2014 | Blog, Featured
The focus of the new Security Research Initiative (SRI) topic this year, is to establish the broader benefits of security. In both corporate security departments and amongst security suppliers, there has been a very narrow focus on the benefits from services provided;...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Aug 29, 2014 | Blog, News
Having previously worked with Perpetuity as a valued associate, we are delighted to welcome Sarah as an official member of the Perpetuity Research team on the Organised Crime Project. Sarah Webb has been a social research and evaluation consultant since 1995. Sarah...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Aug 29, 2014 | Blog
This month a group of researchers based at MIT successfully demonstrated an algorithm that can capture audio information using video content alone. By analysing the tiny vibrations of objects caused by nearby sound waves, the team was able to translate these to...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Aug 29, 2014 | Blog, Featured, News, Research
We are currently conducting a study where we plan to interview burglars about topics such as; how they choose targets, what makes them vulnerable, the sorts of goods that are attractive to steal and the reasons for their selection. All that will be involved is a phone...
