A recent study funded by the Alarm Industry Research and Education Foundation (AIREF) found that the presence of an alarm system was a strong deterrent when it came to the selection of potential targets by burglars.
The report, “Understanding Decisions to Burglarize from the Offender’s Perspective,” examined the responses of 422 convicted male and female burglars across three states – North Carolina, Kentucky and Ohio.
After last week’s bombings at the Boston Marathon, authorities had to sift through a mountain of footage from government surveillance cameras, private security cameras and imagery shot by bystanders on smartphones. It took the FBI only three days to release blurry shots of the two suspects, taken by a department store’s cameras.
Compare their quick turnaround with the 2005 London bombings, when it took thousands of investigators weeks to parse the city’s CCTV (closed-circuit television) footage after the attacks. The cameras, software and algorithms have come a long way in eight years.
Alarms emitting a high-frequency tone which can be heard only by those under 25 are being trialled along a “crime corridor” in Whangaparaoa.
Auckland Council, through its Hibiscus and Bays Local Board, is funding the installation of Mosquito MK4s – an anti-vandal system used in Britain.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10879845
A new whitepaper has been released giving an insight into the use of wireless CCTV in public spaces.
The new whitepaper is available for free from Quadrant Security Group and is the first in a series of advice and insight pieces from the security systems integrators.
It looks out how local authorities and governments are finding wireless CCTV installations more appealing
http://www.info4security.com/story.asp?sectioncode=9&storycode=4129846&c=1
An Auckland company is preparing to take its clever, methamphetamine lab-detecting technology to the world.
The manufacturing process can be highly toxic and rental property owners have faced cleanup bills running into tens of thousands of dollars.
But Pakuranga-based MethMinder claims to have developed the perfect weapon to combat landlords’ concerns.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10815217
McDONALD’S restaurants are fighting back against thieves by blasting suspected robbers with an invisible DNA spray as they attempt to flee.
The spray, which remains on the suspect’s skin for two weeks and on clothes for up to six months, has been introduced in some of the chain’s busiest NSW stores, including those at Parramatta, Granville, Auburn, Lidcome, Kingsford and Wollongong.
http://www.uniquescoop.com/2012/01/dna-mcspray-to-foil-thieves-mcdonalds.html
With the dawn of a new year approaching, UK-based IMS Research has released its top 10 predictions for the video surveillance market in 2012.
Gallagher confirmed that its security solution will be installed in Phnom Penh’s tallest building and the City’s most prestigious commercial address, Vattanac Capital Tower.
The European Union adopted new guidelines Monday on using body scanners at airports, hoping to address the privacy concerns that have delayed their implementation across the continent.
It was supposed to be a breakthrough technology that would allow frequent fliers to bypass queues at passport control while helping strengthen border security.
Yet, six years after it was introduced, Britain’s groundbreaking iris-scanning system is being quietly scaled back.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/8a702d0a-0ee6-11e1-b83c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1dnwGhAps