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June 11, 2009 Sign up Forward Archive An IPC communication on contemporary security issues Inside IPC   Industry Tracker  Teens react to new mall supervision policy Starting Friday, Northlake Mall in North Carolina will not allow anyone younger than 18 to cruise the mall without adult supervision on weekend evenings. General Manager Phil Morosco says the move is not the result of any serious incident, but is a pre-emptive measure to keep the mall safe. The Charlotte Observer (N.C.) (6/8) Suspects in West Coast burglaries arrested Los Angeles police arrested five men accused of being part of an organized burglary ring. The suspects are accused of robbing multiple jewelry stores in Southern California. KTTV-TV (Los Angeles)/City News Service (6/10) Los Angeles testing children for likelihood of joining gangs A retired University of Southern California professor has developed a 70-question multiple-choice test to screen how likely children between the ages of 10 and 15 are to join a gang. Los Angeles officials are giving the test to children for the first time this year. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (5/20) U.K. officials increasingly concerned about knife violence Teenagers in the U.K. might be carrying knives as weapons more often because they doubt the police's ability to protect them, the Commons Home Affairs Committee reports. MPs are looking to target the root causes of knife crime, which has been responsible for about one-third of U.K. homicides in the past 10 years. BBC (6/2)     Risk Management  Database provides gang information for Massachusetts Law-enforcement officials in Massachusetts have developed a database that collects gang information statewide. MassGangs is designed to link information gathered by various agencies. Government Technology (6/2009)   Best Practices  Are your workers happy? Better ask It seems as though fewer companies are surveying employees about how they feel about their jobs. But just because firms can't see dissatisfaction doesn't mean it doesn't exist. "You are better off knowing a problem than not knowing it," the president of the Partnership for Public Service says. "In bad times you actually want to engage your employees even more." MSNBC/The Associated Press (5/22) Make training evaluations relevant Asking people to evaluate a training program with a generic form can send the message that the program and the evaluation aren't important to you. Dan Hawthorne recommends several models for questions to make the evaluation personally relevant. DO NOT USE Sales & Marketing Management (5/29)   Technology and Trends  RFID poised to emerge as latest anti-shoplifting tool Shoplifting is a major concern for most retailers, as it can cost them billions of dollars in stolen merchandise each year. RFID is on the verge of becoming the latest technological tool for combating shoplifting. Experiments and trials are testing the effectiveness of radio-frequency identification as an anti-theft weapon. RFID News (6/4) Japanese law-enforcement officials fire up "The Mosquito" When Tokyo police were having trouble stopping teen vandalism of public toilets in a local park, they turned to "The Mosquito" for help. During late-night hours, the device emits a painfully high-pitched noise that only young people can hear, as a person's audible register shrinks as he or she grows older. Reuters (5/22)   Video surveillance isn't just for hard targets Video surveillance systems can successfully help prevent crime at "soft" targets such as malls, schools and workplaces. Analytics and intelligent video can help identify and monitor suspicious people. Security Products online (6/1)   Policy and Government Affairs  Obama offers broad outlines of cybersecurity plan As expected, President Barack Obama outlined a broad new plan for combating attacks on U.S. data systems, including the creation of a "cyberczar" who will sit on the National Security and the National Economic councils. While promising that the federal government "will not dictate security standards for private companies," Obama said Washington will invest in "cutting-edge research and development" to help keep computer systems secure. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (5/30), The Washington Post/Security Fix (5/29) Scottish government boosts anti-crime staff Scotland is investing in anti-crime initiatives by increasing crime-fighting and drug-enforcement staff by 25% over the next two years. The government's crime-fighting strategy will focus on four tactics: divert, disrupt, deter and detect. BBC (6/2)     Inside IPC  IPC determined to remake American dream in U.K. IPC International's United Kingdom security company, St James Security, will soon be undergoing a transformation led by CEO Mark Partridge. St James Security is adapting IPC's business practices to the U.K. security market and achieving success. Read more. 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