Public Spaces

November 21, 2024
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Articles
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Public Spaces
Does Private Security Do Public Good? A Look at What Science Says
A look at 8 studies reflects a range of benefits from private security services, including improving the image of police, greater public sense of security, and crime reduction.
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July 11, 2024
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Enhanced Good Practice
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Public Spaces
Prevention of Crowd Crush Injuries and Fatalities
Crowds possess enormous destructive power as trampling tragedies prove, so major events or gatherings demand well-trained security personnel and adequate planning that includes studying pedestrian traffic flows and circulation routes.
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April 18, 2024
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Articles
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Public Spaces
Australia Mall Attack Highlights Risk to Soft Targets. Better Supplier Relationships Could Help Address It.
A 40-year-old man went on a stabbing rampage April 13 at a crowded shopping mall in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, underscoring the challenge of predicting and preventing random attacks in spaces open to the public. What can “soft targets” do?
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