Traditional and modern organised crime

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 In : Organised Crime

A simple distinction is sometimes made between ‘traditional’ organised crime and ‘modern’ organised crime. Like all distinctions it is easily exaggerated. Those who make this distinction are usually thinking along the following lines. On the one hand there is a type of organised crime exemplified by the traditional Sicilian Mafia and the Italian-American Mafia – also known as ‘La Cosa Nostra’ ('our thing', or 'our business') and by generations of Hollywood movie makers and Ameri...

Home security camera systems

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 In : Home Security

The application of CCTV security has not changed very much over the past years, but on the other hand, the tools and equipment have changed significantly. Surveillance cameras have become smaller, cheaper and better, but the major breakthrough has been in the recording equipment. Therefore many customers shopping for complete CCTV monitoring and recording systems are confused by such a veriaty of available products. The goal of this article is to guide buyers toward best possible and m...

Organised crime groups

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Saturday, June 8, 2013 In : Organised Crime

The Government’s Organised Crime Strategy ‘Local to Global’ defines organised crime as ‘individuals, normally working with others, with the capability to commit serious crime on a continuing basis, which includes elements of planning, control and coordination, and benefits those involved. The motivation is often, but not always, financial gain’. Organised criminals that work together for the duration of a particular criminal activity or activities are what we call an organise...

Corruption and organised crime

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Saturday, June 8, 2013 In : Organised Crime

The tentacles of organised crime increasingly extend to sectors and institutions where criminal activity and corruption are inextricably linked.

It is currently estimated that 38,000 people are involved in organised crime in the UK, and such activities cost the economy anywhere between £20 and £30 billion per year. The UK Border Agency, police and prison service have been targ...

History of private security

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Friday, June 7, 2013 In : Homeland Security

From the moment our ancestors figured out there was a difference between ‘mine’ and ‘ours’ there became a need for private security. Since its humble origins in Ancient Egypt on through to the recent events of our post 9/11 world mankind continues to need the industries of private security.

One of the earliest recorded examples of private security forces being utilized dates back to the thirteenth century B.C. Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses the II hired Nubians (popularly known as Medjai), Li...

UK Border Agency to be split in two

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Thursday, June 6, 2013 In : Homeland Security

Staff in the UK Border Agency have been told their jobs will stay exactly the same - despite the Home Secretary trumpeting sweeping reforms to the under-fire service.
Moments after Theresa May announced the UKBA would be split into two and brought back under her control, an embarrassing staff memo emerged.
It said the workforce would "still be doing the same job in the same place with the same colleagues for the same boss" despite the reforms.

Home Office permanent secretary Mark Sedwill wrote t...

Home security tips

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 In : Home Security

There are plenty of ways that you can protect your home from being targeted for crime.

Here are some you should consider :
Always lock the door and close the windows when you go out, even if you'll only be out for a short time.
All external doors should have three locking points. Mortice locks will add considerable strength to your door - you can buy them at your local DIY store.
Use deadlocks if you have them - they make it harder for thieves to get out again - window locks can help to stop...

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Door Supervisors

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 In : Door Supervisors

Door Supervisors Warrington, Manchester, Liverpool and North West England. We provide Door Supervisors for Pubs, Nightclubs, Events, Hotels, Casinos, Parties. All our North West Door Supervisors are hand picked and have excellent communication skills, alot of common sense, and many years experience. Excellent communication skills is the most important quality we look for. The day of the Nightclub bouncer is over. Most situations can be dealt with verbally. Making people feel welcome and ...
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Security tips for women

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 In : Personal Security

When travelling on your own by foot or public transport, especially to a destination you haven't been to before it pays to stay alert to what's going on around you. Always take your mobile phone and tell a family member or friend you'll call them when you reach your destination. Send them texts throughout your journey so they know you are OK. Take the busiest and most well lit route, if travelling by bus always sit close to the driver. If by train, try and sit in a compartment with other peop...

Youth Crime

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 In : Youth Crime

The number of under-18s getting into trouble with the police has soared by a fifth in five years as youngsters are lured into gang culture.

More than 93,000 youngsters aged ten to 17 received their first caution or conviction last year, up from 78,000 in 2002.

The official figures mask dramatic local variations, including a doubling in the youth offending rate in Brighton and Hove, a 68 per cent rise in Blackpool and a 65 per cent increase in Bristol.

The highest levels of offending by und...

Inner City Decay

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 In : Cities Of The World

The Problem – Almost every city in Britain is disfigured by areas of idle, ugly wasteland. The Department of the Environment’s Survey of Derelict Land in England, made in 1993, showed the stock of derelict land to be 396 square kilometres and there is little to suggest that the problem has changed since then. This includes land “so damaged by industrial or other development that it is incapable of beneficial use without treatment”. It does not include land simply left empty an...
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Why are British pubs closing ?

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 In : Public Houses

Because pub closures have escalated in the past year. According to the British Beer and Pubs Association, 27 pubs a week closed in 2012 – seven times faster than the previous year and 14 times faster than 2005. This means that four pubs a day are closing.

The figures have been released a week before The Budget. The Government has run out of money, and the pub industry is anxious that the Government does not put up beer taxes. "Beer sales in pubs – the backbone of the trade – are n...

Russian Border Security

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 In : International Security

Russia will keep strengthening its border security, replacing outdated protective installations such as barbed wire fences with advanced surveillance and monitoring equipment, Vladimir Streltsov, a deputy head of Russia’s Federal Security Service, said in an interview with government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta.

Radars, laser control systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, CCTV cameras, night vision equipment and other automatic information collection devices will be increasingly used t...

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