In five pages this paper examines various in house security considerations in a discussion of such relevant topics as staff training and employee photo identification badges, One source is cited in the bibliography.
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In-house security measures must take into consideration a multitude of sometimes complex issues. I recently reviewed a memorandum from the directory of security and
safety consulting services on one of the biggest security firms in our community. The memorandum reported on the results of a six year study and claimed that there had
been no incidents of employee theft for ten of the companies to which the security firm was contracted. The author of the memorandum placed great importance on the fact
that for each of the companies who had remained theft-free, employees were required to wear photo identification badges. The recommendation was made that all clients impose a similar requirement
on their employees. My contention, however, is that this report is not only myopic in its scope but also leaves out many relevant details which could affect the incidence
of employee theft in a company and, indeed, issues of security in general. There is, after all, much more to consider in issues of security than simple employee theft.
Security programs should take a more rounded approach to company security, an approach which ensures not only company prosperity but also employee well-being.
The first fault which jumps to the forefront with the above mentioned memorandum is that there is no mention of the particulars of each of the companies to which
they are contracted to provide security or even the total number of such companies. The report does not even mention whether other companies in their sample base, companies who
had experienced employee theft, had an identification badge program in place. There is, therefore, no statistical basis for the authors recommendations. Furthermore, the memorandum does not specify the