| Description |
xii, 61 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Research and public policy series / Australian Institute of Criminology ; no. 33 |
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Research and public policy series ; no. 33
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| Contents |
Characteristics of armed hold-ups and robberies -- Patterns and incidence of violence associated with armed hold-ups and robberies -- Businesses at risk of armed hold-up and robbery-related violence -- Strategies to prevent armed hold-ups and robberies -- Possible post-incident consequences from armed hold-ups and robberies -- What the law requires -- The risk identification, risk assessment and control process |
| Summary |
This handbook focuses on violence committed during the course of robberies and hold-ups in commercial premises. The approach taken is preventive rather than reactive. The handbook is written with robbery and armed hold-up prevention in large and medium-sized retail organisations in mind, although the strategies can be applied to a range of sites and situations, for example, convenience stores or hold-ups in chemist shops for drugs. The focus is prevention of homicide and injury - not averting cash loss - although it is recognised that there is a close overlap. A range of strategies and protective devices can be adopted that reduce both the incentives for robbery, and the risks of homicide and severe injury during an armed hold-up. Many of these strategies are detailed in this preventive handbook. Reducing the risks of armed hold-up not only ensures employees are protected, but also minimises robbery losses and associated breakages. Employers with few hold-ups may also have lower insurance premiums, and their employees who feel safe at work are likely to have improved productivity.À |
| Analysis |
Crime prevention |
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Risk management |
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Theft |
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Violence |
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Working conditions |
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Workplace design |
| Notes |
ANALYTIC |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 37-44 |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web |
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Australian Institute of Criminology 2000 |
| Subject |
Retail trade -- Security measures -- Australia.
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Robbery -- Australia -- Prevention.
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| Author |
Australian Institute of Criminology.
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| LC no. |
2001326491 |
| ISSN |
1326-6004 |
| ISBN |
0642241899 |
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