I had thought about releasing a book on retail security this year and was in the process of gathering together various articles I had written in the past and writing some new material However with the current issues in the security sector I’ve decided to make it available for free as a PDF download. I’ve done this for a number …
Theft, Fraud and Property Crimes
An overview of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 In this week’s article I’m going to back towards the legal side of the security industry. Im going to give an overview of probably one of the most commonly used and also commonly misrepresented pieces of legislation in Ireland. That is the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) …
Current and Future Trends in Retail Crime
The representative body for employers within the retail sector ‘Retail Ireland’ recently presented to our Government a presentation on current issues affecting retail businesses nationwide. While I was not present at the briefing I have read several of the press releases about what was contained in the briefing. The information presented was a realistic assessment on the current condition of …