2/3/2011· Security
Architectural Security: Integrating Security With Design
By: Randall Atlas, PhD, AIA, CPP
The "form follows function" tenet of 20th century architecture holds that the specific functional requirements of a building should determine design criteria.
2/10/2011· Premises Liability
Crime & Premises Liability: Assessments & Defenses
By: James F. Pastor
When considering how to limit crimes by third parties, or at least limit the liability exposure from such, there are three basic approaches: pre-incident assessments, post-incident investigations, and legal defenses.
5/31/2011· Security
Designing Safer Schools: Environmental Design Makes The Grade
By: Randall Atlas, PhD, AIA, CPP
When it comes to the issue of safety in schools, it is important to remember that long before the students walk the halls, a design team creates the building and its grounds, envisioning the subsequent relationships with its occupants.
1/28/2025· Security
Duty to Defend: Is it Time to "Reimagine" Municipal Liability?
By: Dr. James Pastor
The title of this article asks what some would see as a loaded question. The genesis of this question stems from the current socio-political dynamic. Avoiding divisive rhetoric while addressing significant legal and public safety concerns is my challenge.
7/20/2011· Security
By: Randall Atlas, PhD, AIA, CPP
BETWEEN LATE 2009 AND MARCH OF THIS YEAR, a national baked goods chain with franchises in Broward County, Florida, experienced a series of nighttime burglaries that resulted in thousands of dollars in stolen cash and damaged property.
3/15/2011· Security
By: Randall Atlas, PhD, AIA, CPP
Last June, 18-year-old Kelsey Smith was forcibly abducted from the public parking lot of an Overland Park, Kansas, Target store.
12/25/2006· Expert Witnessing
Guidelines to Selecting a Security Negligence, Premises Liability Expert
Searches for quality "Security Experts" are conducted on a daily basis by attorneys, V.I.P.’s and corporate executives. Most experts list themselves with referral agencies or expert database web sites. The experts usually list their experience, background and credentials and some of the sites require a fee to be paid by the experts
11/7/2008· Security
How to Protect Your Home from Burglars
By: Thomas P. Prevas
Household break-ins are in a sharp upswing, spurred by changing social and economic patterns. A counselor to insurance underwriters provides useful tips for safeguarding the house and the family car
12/30/2004· Forgery & Fraud
Law Technology News: Investigating I. P. Theft
By: Dennis P. Farley and Jack Mattera
While most legal professionals think of external hackers when they hear about information theft, that's often not the case. The more common culprit: someone with legitimate access to the information - i.e., insiders
3/24/2009· Security
Life Rage – Is the World Going Mad?
School shootings - church shootings - road rage – bullying - workplace rage. We are so angry! It seems as if there are no boundaries anymore. Have we completely forgotten how to deal with life’s setbacks in a civilized manner? Have we become a world full of life’s rages
by Matthew Stein, PE
by H. Michael Mogil
by Marcia Mobilia Boumil, Clifford E. Elias
