Design Out Crime Research Centre

Public CCTV

Terence Love

A recent systematic review and meta-analysis of data on CCTV in public spaces shows benefits for crime prevention. The results are primarily driven by relatively effectiveness of CCTV in car parks (51% decrease in crime). Other uses of CCTV were less successful resulting an an average decrease in crime of around 16% with 7% reduction in city and town centres and public housing.

CCTV forum Brisbane

Terence Love

The International Security Management & Crime Prevention Institute (ISMCPI) in conjunction with Logan City Council will be holding a CCTV Directions Forum in Logan City, Queensland, on 11-12 May 2010.CCTV owners, managers, operators, providers and practitioners from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific are invited to attend.

Smartphone insecurity

Terence Love

Smartphones can be easily infected with 'rootkits' that enable a variety of direct and indirect crime-related activities. Controlling a user's smartphone, enables activities such as eavesdrop on meetings, track the owners travels and flatten the battery, and act as an attack vector via automated activity .

Workshop: Design of offender supervision

Terence Love

Workshop: New directions in the supervision of offenders. 30 - 31 August 2010, Building H, Room H1.16, Monash University, Caulfield.

Design of effective offender supervision is an effective Design Out Crime Strategy at one remove from the immediate crime situation. It is signficant in view of repeat crime and repeat victimisation.

Tax office scams

Terence Love

The Australian Tax Office provides a list of current scams for stealing financial and personal identity information. The modus operandi (MO) described by the ATO are useful to identify scams in other jurisdictions.

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