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Crime and Security

Managing the Risk to Safe Shopping

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  • © 2006

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  1. Adrian Beck
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  2. Andrew Willis
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Crime and Nuisance in Context

    • Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
    Pages 1-34

  3. Criminal Threats to Safe Shopping

    • Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
    Pages 35-58

  4. Crime and Nuisance: The Customers’ Perspective

    • Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
    Pages 59-73

  5. Crime and Nuisance: The Managers’ Perspective

    • Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
    Pages 75-96

  6. Existing Security Measures: An Audit

    • Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
    Pages 97-123

  7. Regulating the Private Security Industry

    • Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
    Pages 125-141

  8. Management Priorities and Security

    • Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
    Pages 143-155

  9. The Use of Closed Circuit Television

    • Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
    Pages 157-177

  10. CCTV and the ‘High-Tech Fix’: Some Unanswered Questions

    • Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
    Pages 179-199

  11. Security Shutters: Designing Out Crime or Designing In Anxiety?

    • Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
    Pages 201-217

  12. Conclusion

    • Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
    Pages 219-232

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 233-266
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About this book

This important book offers unique insights into crime and its prevention in retailing. It is the first comparative study of crime and nuisance in town centres and shopping centres. The book contributes directly to the current debate about the vitality and viability of high-street shopping. It discusses critically the use and effectiveness of a range of security options, including the role of security guards and the 'privatization' of policing in the retail sector. A detailed examination is made of the burgeoning use of closed circuit television, something which is contrasted with the lack of information about its effectiveness. This timely and major contribution is of interest to retailers, town-centre and shopping-centre managers, the private security industry and police officers, as well as academics and students.

About the authors

ADRIAN BECK is Senior Lecturer in Security Management and Information Technology at the Department of Criminology, University of Leicester, UK.

ANDREW WILLIS is Head of Department and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Criminology, University of Leicester, UK.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Crime and Security

  • Book Subtitle: Managing the Risk to Safe Shopping

  • Authors: Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230377868

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-899287-04-8Published: 01 January 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37786-8Published: 08 January 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 266

  • Topics: Medical Sociology, Risk Management, Management, Marketing

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