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A question of privacy
When it comes to the application of CCTV it is vital that the privacy of individuals is respected, a fact reflected in legislation and the setting-up of bodies such as the UK's Information Commissioner's Office which recently called for a debate on... |
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The changing face of security
It is all too easy to forget just how dramatically the nature and scale of the criminal threat we face in Britain has changed over the past 20 or 30 years. This was brought home to me by the Managing Director of a motorcaravan dealership based about... |
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Video Evidence to combat anti-social behaviour
Naturally parents like to think the best of their offspring even when the local community is on the receiving end of their anti-social behaviour. Video evidence collected by the police using overt and covert vehicle mounted CCTV systems can be a real wake... |
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In the picture on domes
While a certain famous – or should that be infamous – dome may be a bit of a white elephant, thankfully all domes are not the same, and this shape has been used to great effect in the security area in the guise of the increasingly capable... |
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A bird's eye view
Travelling to the US recently I had plenty of time to appreciate just how integral CCTV has become to the whole flying experience - not just because of the ongoing terrorist threat. Upon taking off on my flight to the States externally mounted cameras... |
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Fighting fraud on the buses
In recent years a major headache for bus operators has been the escalating numbers of fraudulent claims for injury, in extreme cases having to contend with claims from individuals who have not even been a passenger on one of their services.Prior to the... |
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Maintenance matters
When it comes to CCTV there is no room for complacency. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of effective installation and maintenance, it is frustrating to still see instances being reported where CCTV could so easily have played a pivotal role,... |
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Insider Trading
With the British Retail Consortium about to publish figures (September) from its latest Retail Crime Survey, the cost of staff theft will once again be brought into sharp relief (in the last survey it accounted for a worrying 37% of retail crime... |
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Dealing with risk
When one of my colleagues spoke recently to the proprietor of a motor dealership - who also happens to have a key role in the Retail Motor Industry Federation - the message that came across loud and clear was the need for dealerships to take an active role... |
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The impact of the London bombings
Since the tragic events in London on 7/7 last year, and the attempted bombings two weeks later, CCTV has in been in the spotlight as never before. Thankfully a number of BSIA members were able to assist the police in the reviewing of crucial CCTV... |
