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Management Priorities and Security

In: Crime and Security: Managing the Risk to Safe Shopping

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  • Adrian Beck
  • Andrew Willis

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Complementary to the audit of existing security measures (Chapter 5) was an exploration of the self-reported priorities accorded to security by both town-centre and shopping-centre managers. The assumption was that managers were able to describe the ways in which security formed part of their job descriptions and how this was reflected in their day-to-day activities, including the prominence given to specific measures to preserve and protect the safety of shoppers. It was also thought that there could be a strong correlation between identified crime and nuisance problems and the priority given to measures designed to minimise them. Town-centre and shopping-centre managers were therefore asked to rank their range of responsibilities in order of priority, including the security of shoppers. This can be seen as a parallel enquiry to the earlier exploration of security cover, but one where the emphasis switches from the extent of provision and its effectiveness to its perceived importance — and the way in which security is given prominence relative to other aspects of managers’ responsibilities.

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  • Adrian Beck & Andrew Willis, 2006. "Management Priorities and Security," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Crime and Security: Managing the Risk to Safe Shopping, chapter 7, pages 143-155, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-37786-8_7
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230377868_7
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