When I go on holiday I am fortunate in having sons and future daughter-in-laws in possession of my home, so my chances of having uninvited visitors are about the same as when I'm at home. HOWEVER! I leave nothing to chance and so I practice what I preach and set up numerous safeguards to put off…

According to a report in the on-line Daily Gazette (Essex) 22 homes are being burgled every day in Essex, 12 per cent up from the previous financial year - a total of…

A couple of weeks ago my wife and I popped down to Camden Market on the train for the day. It's a colourful and vibrant location and in spite of what you may have heard it's a very safe place to be and is most certainly a must place to visit when in London. I was there with my brother and his…

Neil Henson (retired Metropolitan Police sergeant) has kindly provided me with Article 2 of his series about Problem Solving. This one moves us along from defining what the problem is to setting your aims or objectives. Invaluable advice for everyone if you're trying to deal with a crime…

Recently the College of Policing published a summary of a review into the effectiveness of CCTV, titled ‘The effects of CCTV on Crime – What Works Briefing'; and brief and to the point it most certainly is! I might add that it looks at CCTV systems that have been installed in town…

The fourth National Environmental Crime Conference is taking place at 30 Euston Square, London on 27th November 2013. The theme for this year's conference is \"Perspectives on the use of technology for preventing environmental crime\" This conference is an important event and you can find out…