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Crime at Work Vol 2

Increasing the Risk for Offenders

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  • © 1998

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  1. Martin Gill

    1. Scarman Centre, Leicester University, UK

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This is the second book in the Crime at Work series. It builds on the success of Volume 1 and focuses on the scale and patterns of crime and the impact that it has on different businesses. It suggests ways in which organizations can improve security, target resources and evaluate offences. It contains a wealth of information that is essential reading for all those involved with crime prevention, crime risk management and evaluating the effectiveness of various security measures.

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-10
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  2. Introduction

    • Martin Gill
    Pages 11-23

  3. Shrinkage Figures and Data Corruption: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics?

    • Vicky Turbin
    Pages 25-33

  4. High Risk, Low Risk: The Use of Data in the Identification of Potential Targets of Commercial Crime Offenders

    • Kate Bowers, Alex Hirschfield
    Pages 35-49

  5. Commercial Crime, Crime Prevention and Community Safety: A Study of Three Streets in Camden, North London

    • Matt Hopkins, Nick Tilley
    Pages 51-63

  6. The Extent and Nature of Homicide and Non-fatal Workplace Violence in the United States: Implications for Prevention and Security

    • Bonnie S. Fisher, E. Lynn Jenkins, Nicolas Williams
    Pages 65-82

  7. In Defence of Farms: an Agrarian Crime Prevention Audit in Rutland

    • Gavin Sugden
    Pages 83-94

  8. Sales and Security: Striking the Balance

    • Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
    Pages 95-106

  9. Consumers’ Perceptions of Shoplifting and Shoplifting Behaviour

    • Michele Tonglet
    Pages 107-122

  10. A Breach of Trust: Employee Collusion and Theft from Major Retailers

    • Joshua Bamfield
    Pages 123-141

  11. Repeat Robbers: Are They Different?

    • Martin Gill, Ken Pease
    Pages 143-153

  12. The Craft of the Long-Firm Fraudster: Criminal Skills and Commercial Responses

    • Michael Levi
    Pages 155-168

  13. Drugs and Doors: Improving Door Security and Tackling Drug Dealing in Clubs and Pubs

    • Sheridan Morris
    Pages 169-183

  14. Bad Goods: Product Counterfeiting and Enforcement Strategies

    • Jon Vagg, Justine Harris
    Pages 185-200

  15. Why Some Organisations Prefer Contract to In-house Security Staff

    • Mark Button, Bruce George MP
    Pages 201-213

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 215-217
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  • Scarman Centre, Leicester University, UK

    Martin Gill

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MARTIN GILL is Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Scarman Centre at the University of Leicester, UK.

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