In this technological age residents as well as employers are all beefing up their security measures, hi-tec imaging devices, fingerprint access points and various types of home and business alarms can all be found up and down the country. So, why is there still as much as £1trillion going missing from homes, businesses and organisations each year?

The 21st century with all it’s advances in technology has now got a new breed of thief – the cyber criminal. These modern intruders can enter your company, look at sensitive material, transfer money and even order products and all this without even stepping a foot inside your premises. You can learn more about the massive threat to your online safety by visiting www.ccmostwanted.com a site dedicated to making people more aware of cyber criminal theft.

This type of theft not only effects businesses, but nearly home in the civilised world. If you own a personal computer and have access to the Internet then there is a good chance that, at some point, you have logged on to social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook or Bebo. As the name suggests ‘social networking’ is when you reach out to your ‘online friends’ and start to chat about your good old school days, family, home, work and holidays.

Cyber thieves have the ability to blend quietly into other peoples networks by being friends of friends. Then they watch peoples status updates and conversations. From this simple, harmless form of communicating they can find out all sorts of information about people including their employment, where they live and more importantly when they are away on holiday.

Having home security is not just a must its a necessity in today’s climate. However, many people forget that their computer is one of the best ways thieves can obtain sensitive personal information. Next time your setting your home alarm, driveway alarm and switching the security perimeter lighting on have a thought about your own internet security. Get Firewall’s installed, change your passwords on a regular basis and mostly importantly don’t post anything online that is of a sensitive nature – you just never know who is reading your personal information.

In a statement to the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) an independent security firm has advised that all footballers whom are attending the World Cup should seriously think about employing private security firms to help protect their homes while they are away in South Africa playing for their country.

The announcement comes after a spate of raids on footballers homes. The PFA states that the theft has reached alarming proportions with 25 Premiership players homes having been hit in the last four years. More worringly is that some of these burglaries have been extremely violent. It is very advisable to take out extra protection even if no-one is expected to be in their homes.

With the football World Cup just around the corner, not just the players but everyone should be seriously thinking about their home security. Thieves are not stupid people, they understand that a lot of people will be planning/attending football parties either in the pub, club, neighbours garden or in the community hall. Thus leaving their homes empty and vulnerable at very specific times of the day. A perfect opportunity for a burglar to get in and away with your possessions.
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Police in Nottingham have been videoed using a taser stun gun 3 times on a man who was causing a disturbance outside a nightclub on Monday night. The whole incident was videod by a member of the public. Not only was the man stunned twice by Taser, it also shows the Police punch the man on his upper body. This incident has now been passed to The Independent Police Complaints Commission who after watching the video, thinks there may be grounds for further investigation. Truth is, the video fails to show how confrontational the man might have been before the Police took action to taser him.
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You don’t have to be a superhero to help fight crime, simple things like just looking out your window at your neighbours home, car or garage or just listening out for any suspicious noises is, in many cases, enough to deter many thieves. There are also other organisations out there to help fight crime, Neighbourhood Watch and Crime Stoppers.
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In an ever-increasing surveillance society that we live within, being just another face-in-the-crowd is a nigh on impossibility. No matter if you are just popping up the high street for a quick nip in-and-out of the shops, sending an email from your work computer or socialising online with your digital buddies on Twitter or Facebook – there’s a good chance that your digital footprint will be monitored along the way at some point.
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Back in 2007 Gallup Europe, the survey people, released the findings of their survey carried out on behalf of the UN crime prevention agency (source). The report puts Britain as one of the worst countries in the European Union, naming us a ‘high crime country’ and London as the ‘crime capital of Europe’. Britain had the highest rate of burglary and nearly top for assaults and hate crime. The survey carried over 18 countries highlights Britain’s crime rate to be way above average.
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We sure love a good old cop show here at Crime Prevention Products and so does a majority of our readers. So, we decided that we would bring together for the very first time a collection of cop / crime shows from both the UK and USA that has dominated our TV screens over the last 40 years. We hope you like our crime show play-offs and remember if you feel we have missed your favourite out or you don’t agree with our choice then let us know via the comments.

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A new study released by Texas University shows that there is no direct correlation between those exposed to violent video games and increasing crime statistics. The author of the study, Christopher Ferguson of Texas A&M International University, exposes that violent video games such as ‘Grand Theft Auto’ and their like, do not desensitise the game player and encourage them to go out and commit criminal behaviour. The study, instead comes to the conclusion that ‘moral panic’ sets in after a violent or horrific crime has taken place and video games are seen as an easy target for politicians, media and parents to blame.

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