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comes the motivation towards financial, political and military gains by rivals. Security threats and vulnerabilities in … discusses the security in ICT from a business, economic and government perspective. The study makes an attempt to understand the … seriousness of the security issues and highlights the consequences of security breech from an economic perspective. Based on the …
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This paper discusses the story of Mary and Roger an elderly couple who opted to buy a car, but later were pressed to sell it because they were unable to absorb the costs of insurance. The world of risks does not work in the same lines in North than South. This pieces invites the discussion to...
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strongly than expatriates in environments categorised by high degrees of conventional crime. Fear seems to relate to physical …Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the differing perceptions of fear of expatriates operating in … terror-exposed Nairobi and the high-crime environment of Johannesburg and its impact on stress and well-being. It illustrates …
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This article presents the results of an exploratory investigation into the role of the security manager in the UK hotel … range of crime experienced by hotels, and how this crime is managed. The paper utilises information from in‐depth interviews … with five specialised security managers representing large hotels in London and 65 owners and managers of small hotels in …
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security over the Internet. Presents a systematic approach to developing and continuously improving Web security systems … — allowing for enterprise‐wide controls regarding security risks. Goes into much detail regarding systems, security and design.  …
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Outlines preliminary results from a survey into retail security methods employed by retailers in central Dundee, and … forms part of ongoing research into retail crime in this city being undertaken on a joint basis by the University of Abertay … Dundee, and Tayside Police. Considers it to be the first survey of this type undertaken at such a local level in the UK …
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Crime is a major problem for many retailers. Uses data from three national retail crime surveys, analyses the extent … and costs of retail crime in the UK and evaluates trends in customer and employee theft. Finds that most surveys show that … crime costs UK retailers an average of 1.0‐1.5 per cent of their sales, whilst US retailers lose in excess of 25 per cent …
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The last number of years has seen a growing importance placed on media relations by police forces throughout the UK … relations. This study centres on Strathclyde Police, the largest force in Scotland and among the largest in the UK. Outside of … the Metroplitan Police, Strathclyde, has been throughout the 1990s at the forefront in developing more pro‐active media …
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databases based on police occurrence reports, generating information to help law enforcement agencies plan actions to … topics related to crime. Findings The method used in this study enabled identification of the most common crimes that … the identification of criminal practices and their characteristics based on police occurrence reports stored in emergency …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce some facts about Yakuza and countermeasures by the Japanese police … countermeasures by the Japanese police. Findings – In Japan, there are more than 80,000 regular or associate Yakuza gang members … tackling organized crime. The two main measures against organized crime are new legislations and “strategic investigation …
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