UCL in the News: You invest in CCTV, but is anyone watching the screens?

The centre is keen to bring in private sector people. That need not be people with security in their title; but rather executives who need to know about business resilience, that being a topic for company boards now. …

The one-day classes would seek to get execs to think about what crime is faced by their business, to prevent it - which is not quite the same as what law enforcers - and their data analysts - want to do, which is catch offenders. For one thing, do you let possible offenders know of the security measures you are taking, to warn them of the increased risks? …

As featured in the March print issue of Professional Security Magazine, UCL are launching a masters degree in Countering Organised Crime and Terrorism. The launch is by Lord Stevens - who is a member of the CSCS advisory board - on April 22 from 530pm at the BT Tower, in central London. If anyone is interested in attending and/or taking the course, email Vaseem Khan at UCL Centre for Security and Crime Science at uctcvas@ucl.ac.uk. …