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Topic: Basic principles and concepts related to physical security, loss control and crime prevention Format: Lecture notes, text readings, assignments, and online discussion boards [course textbook is NOT free] Reviewer/email: Mike G - greers_pm@yahoo.com Are you considering a career in the fast-growing security field?

Sticky Fingers at Work Several times, Spherion has conducted surveys of workers who have taken office supplies home with them for personal use, even though they felt it was wrong. But what about when you work for a retailer or manufacturer, and co-workers are stealing from your employer? You know it's wrong, they know it's wrong....do you say something? This presents an interesting situation.

If you answered yes to any of the above or if you own any other type of automobile built since the 1970’s, you are once again a target. Just like you are a prime target of the identity thief if you have a name, your car is a prime target of the precious metals thief if it has a catalytic converter.

With all the focus this year on minimum wage, 15-year-olds in the workplace, and the like, other less-publicized bills in Connecticut still haven't received much attention. In an earlier post, I noted that I would update readers on them when the dust settles.

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Do you have a funny work story to share? E-mail it to Kristen with a short bio, and your story could appear on Biz Chicks Rule! Refrigerator Madness by Betsy Garman There have been a rash of thefts from the employee refrigerators at work. The latest case occurred yesterday when someone stole an entire bag of salad.

We spend so much time at work that we tend to regard it as a home from home. We personalise our work space – think photos, favourite mugs, even hideous fluffy toys – and we just assume that it is as safe as our own homes. We shouldn’t.

A leading UK Private Investigator has found that more than three quarters of workers have stolen from their current or previous places of work. The figures show that potentially over £432m of company goods, including laptops, confidential personal data, TVs, and even an office pet in one case are stolen in the UK each year.

I’ve been watching this story unfold for almost a year. Being the only grandparent of 4 rambunctious kidlets of my own 3 adult children, I spend a lot of time at Toys R Us. And money. While visiting the store last summer, I overheard some employees talking in hushed voices about the possibility of losing their beloved supervisor.