The Corporate Responsibility for Employee Security

The Corporate Responsibility for Employee Security

While the requirements of certain industries present more challenges than others, employee safety and security are critical concerns for all types of organizations. But due to the ever-increasing threat of workplace violence (WPV), addressing personnel safety has...
Pathway to Violence: Ignore the Signs at Your Own Peril

Pathway to Violence: Ignore the Signs at Your Own Peril

We see it time and time again. The warning signs are all there: social separation, erratic behavior, veiled or overt threats, and more. These warning signs are indicators that an individual may be on “the pathway to violence,” a trend of behavioral changes that often...
Don’t Try to Be a Hero – A Safer Approach to Stop Shoplifting

Don’t Try to Be a Hero – A Safer Approach to Stop Shoplifting

Increased stress and increased prices. It’s a volatile combination that has led, in part, to an increased incidence of shoplifting around the globe. In the United States alone, reports of shoplifting rose by more than 26% in 2022, according to Loss Prevention Magazine...
Is Violence in Our Future? Most Americans Think So.

Is Violence in Our Future? Most Americans Think So.

According to a new survey, a disturbing 4 in 10 Americans think it’s at least “somewhat likely” they will be victimized by gun violence in the next five years. Conducted jointly by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, the Associated Press, and the...
The Corporate Responsibility for Employee Security

Pay Now or Pay Later: The Cost of Workplace Violence

It takes a lot to run a business. It takes even more to run one successfully. And on top of the daily challenges of simply meeting the bottom line, companies big and small face a laundry list of security threats that can affect that bottom line as well. Cyber...