My On Crime & Security Column: Security Cameras Can Deter And Solve Business Crimes

The business web site AllBusiness.com published my On Crime & Security column today.

The post covers security cameras and how they deter and solve crime.

"Video surveillance cameras deter crimes like burglary, armed robbery, employee theft, vandalism, and murder," a Philadelphia homicide detective told me a while back. "But when a criminal is bold enough or dumb enough to commit a crime while a security camera is recording him in the act, the images help us apprehend and convict him."

The detective also told me that when police arrive at a crime scene, the first thing they do is look for video cameras. He also noted that when suspects are confronted with the images of them from the security cameras, they very often plead guilty on the spot.

I also interviewed Richard Stellacci, my old shipmate who served with me on the aircraft carrier the USS Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War. After serving in the Navy he went on to serve 25 years on the Putnum County, New York Sheriff's Department, rising from a Deputy Sheriff to Captain.

You can read the post via the below link:

http://www.allbusiness.com/crime-law-enforcement-corrections/criminal-offenses/15573513-1.html

Dumb Criminal Story: Why Stealing At A Security Conference Is A Bad Idea

Net-Security.org offers a story of a not particularly bright criminal at the International Security Conference at Las Vegas :

ISC West is one of the biggest international security conferences, and practically every inch of the expo floor has a camera or two trained on it.

You would expect that such a setup would make attendees reject the idea of stealing items on display on the stands even before it had half-formed in their minds, but at this year's edition of the conference, one man must have ignored the nature of the conference and the subtle clues by his mind telling him that there are cameras everywhere.

 He simply went for it - it being an unsecured iPad which he slipped into a bag after "discreetly" looking around. Naturally, several cameras caught him red handed.

You can watch a video of the incident via the below link:

http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=10897

My On Crime & Security Column: Security Cameras Prevent Crime and Save Lives

The online small business magazine Businessknowhow.com published my On Crime & Security column today.

My column covers security cameras and how an integrated security system with cameras can curtail crime, solve crimes if and when they occur, and save lives.

You can read my column via the below link:

http://www.businessknowhow.com/security/securitycamera.htm