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  • Home Burglar Alarm System Options Before Buying

    Home burglar alarm decisions are part of your family security plan.


    * What home alarm system feature is important for you to consider?
    * Do I need to pay to have my home burglar alarm system monitored?



    * Interview by Mark Toner writing for Nationwide Insurance.





    Podcast Time Stamps:

    00:39 -- Show introduction by Crime School Security Expert Chris McGoey.
    01:32 -- Home burglar alarm system is just another tool in the security toolbox.
    01:50 -- Most homeowners don't use their alarm system once installed.
    02:35 -- Interview with Mark Toner begins.
    04:50 -- Alarm industry mainly is a subscription-based monitoring vendor.
    07:20 -- Most homeowners just want a basic burglar deterrent system.
    08:05 -- Central Station monitoring is an option that is not needed in many cases.
    09:25 -- Remote alarm monitoring service is critical for fire response.
    10:40 -- Before buying, make a family commitment to use the system every day.
    12:10 -- Great feature hardly ever used is bedtime perimeter alarm setup.
    14:15 -- Quality system components and installation prevent false alarms.
    15:35 -- Are DIY off-the-shelf discount alarm systems any good?
    16:45 -- False alarms are the #2 reason why people stop using the home alarm.
    18:00 -- Awareness and a home security plan is the most important factor.



    Home Burglar Alarm Systems are Part of Your Family Security Plan

    Why do homeowners stop using their burglar alarm system?Tweet This
    Home Burglar Alarm Decisions Depend on Needs

    * Most people don't feel the need or want the expense of an alarm system.
    * Apartment enters usually don't have an option for a home alarm system.
    * Home alarm systems are designed to make noise and deter burglars.
    * Alarm systems are programmed to report break-ins, but it's not required.
    * Most homeowners don't require all the bells & whistles that drive up costs.
    * Most alarm system owners don't use it on a regular basis if at all.
    * Add a home alarm system to your family security plan and use it.




    Other Home Burglar Alarm Related Podcasts

    * Home Security Alarm –Best Practices for Making Places Safe
    * 10 Reasons Why Burglars Choose Your Home
    * Home Security Burglars, Robbers, Safe Rooms


    Learn More about Premises Liability Litigation
    Download the book written by Crime School host Chris McGoey.

    Security Expert’s Guide to Premises Liability Litigation.

    Evaluating Crime Foreseeability and Inadequate Security Cases.



    WANTED: Show Guests with Crime Stories
    Are you a property crime victim or violent crime survivor?

    * Do you have a business with crime problems to solve?
    * Do you have crime or loss prevention programs to share?
    * Do you have crime prevention products to review?
    23 min
  • 10 Things Shoplifters Don’t Want You to Know


    Shoplifters, like all thieves, don't want to get caught.

    * Shoplifters don't want you to know why your store is desirable.
    * Shoplifters perception influences how often they visit your store.
    * Learn how to make your store appear less inviting to shoplifters.
    * We hope this motivates you to look at your own retail operation.



    Shoplifters account for billions in retail store losses every year



    Podcast Time Stamps:

    [2:50] - I don’t like being greeted when I enter your store.
    [3:18] - I don’t like excessive customer service.
    [3:42] - I don’t like neatly organized aisles and displays.
    [4:15] - I don’t like undercover loss prevention agents.
    [4:52] - I don’t like video surveillance cameras.
    [5:25] - I don’t like stores that prosecute shoplifters.
    [6:01] - I don’t like locked or monitored fitting-rooms.
    [6:28] - I don’t like locked or monitored restrooms.
    [7:04] - I don’t like security-cables or electronic sensor tags.
    [7:34] - I don’t like exit bag-checks or door security guards.



    10 Things a Shoplifter Doesn’t Want You to KnowTweet This
    1. I don’t like being greeted when I enter your store
    Shoplifters want to feel anonymous. I don’t want your store employees to notice me, to make eye-contact, or even speak to me. I’m already nervous. I ready don't like it when you post a large male door-greeter that might detain me on the way out of your store.
    2. I don’t like excessive customer service
    Shoplifters need opportunity and privacy to steal your stuff. I’m not buying anything, so leave me alone to browse your store. The more times I refuse an offer for assistance the worse it is for my comfort level.
    3. I don’t like neatly organized aisles and displays
    Shoplifters like to see cluttered aisles, disorganized shelves, damaged packaging, empty hangers, and crowded, over-stocked conditions. It gives me more cover to steal things and hides the fact that something is missing. It also tells me that the store manager and employees don't really care about shoplifters. I like that.
    4. I don’t like undercover loss prevention agents
    Shoplifters call them Narcs. I’m on the lookout for anyone who might be an undercover store detective. I look for people focused on watching me instead of their work. I avoid stores and national chains that actively use plain-clothes LP Agents because their job is to arrest me. Once an LP agent spots me, follows me, or speaks to me, that store is dead to me.
    5. I don’t like video surveillance cameras
    Shoplifters don’t like seeing themselves displayed on a large video monitor when I enter your store. This proves that your camera system works and you have now captured my image. Those video camera domes in the ceiling bother me. I can’t tell if they’re real or fake or if my actions are being recorded. I don’t like those two-way security mirrors mounted along the ceiling either.
    6. I don’t like stores that prosecute shoplifters
    Shoplifters greatest fear is to get arrested. I search the Internet to find out which store chains apprehend and prosecute shoplifters. I prefer passive stores with a policy against detaining or prosecuting shoplifters. Although I’m too careful to ever get caught, I don’t like taking an unnecessary risk of being arrested by aggressive store security.
    7. I don’t like locked or monitored fitting-rooms
    11 min
  • Crime Prevention Works Best with a Security Plan


    Crime Prevention Works.

    "If we can get people to make that commitment, to prevent crime, we can give them the tools they need to do it. Ideally, we should all be working together in partnership toward that same goal."



    * Our guest, internationally known crime prevention expert Tim Zehring knows that crime prevention works best with a plan.
    * If you're interested in the field of crime prevention you simply must listen to this episode.


    Crime Prevention Works

    * Crime prevention is similar to fire science
    * Elements necessary to commit crime
    * Bad Seed Theory
    * Motivation versus consequences
    * It's everyone's job to prevent crime
    * Business crime prevention
    * Criminal deterrence
    * Why criminals are like big heavy rocks and some are like weeds
    * Proactive versus reactive law enforcement
    * Why property owners have more power than the police
    * Why a public-private partnership works best
    * Misconceptions about the job of law enforcement
    * Crime prevention works
    * Crime Free programs




    People feel that that the government should be responsible for our crime problems…but "we are the government, we are the people…the police are the public and the public are the police. The police are only members of the public that are paid to give full-time attention to duties that are incumbent on every citizen in the interest of community welfare and existence” – Sir Robert Peel -- 1829



    Crime is Frustrating

    * Crime victims are often frustrated because they believe that as taxpayers the laws of society, the police, or property managers should protect them from criminal acts of others.
    * The police are frustrated because after they arrest the perpetrators, witnesses won’t always testify; the courts won’t always prosecute criminals to the fullest extent of the law, or convicted felons are released early from incarceration.
    * The courts and prosecutors are frustrated when the law favors the rights of criminals over victims; the police don’t provide the proper evidence necessary for conviction; witnesses become uncooperative and unwilling to testify.
    * Property owners and business operators are frustrated because they believe individuals don’t do enough to protect themselves from harmful situations; some victims fail to control their risky behavior while using their property and then decide to sue when injured.

    Clearly, every person and every relevant public agency has a role to play. Crime prevention works. Ideally, we should be working together in partnership toward the same goal.

    From all perspectives, there is a need for a consistent information exchange to improve understanding about this public and private partnership. It this way we can improve and promote the shared responsibility for a unified crime prevention effort.
    Crime Prevention Defined
    Most criminologists generally define crime prevention as the anticipation, recognition, and assessment of crime risk, and the development of a plan to reduce or eliminate those risks.

    This axiom is well-known to crime prevention professionals but is easier to say than it is to accomplish if working without a well-articulated and defined plan. Crime prevention is only a well-intended theory until an assessment is made and security plan of action is implemented.
    Arrest & Incarceration Model
    The arrest and incarceration model of crime prevention will temporarily prevent crime by separating perpetrators from society. The crime rate just transfers to our jails and prisons where many will refine their methods of operation.

    Ask any professional crime analyst...
    38 min
  • Nightclub Security – Are Mass Shootings Unstoppable?

    Nightclub security prevents reasonably foreseeable crime
    Nightclub security is not currently designed to:

    * Foresee and prevent terrorist attacks;
    * Foresee and prevent planned mass murder;
    * Defend against assault rifles and handguns;
    * Stop mentally ill radicalized men willing to die.


    Mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida on June 12, 2016.

    Orange County Registry Newspaper asks about nightclub security.
    Interview with Reporter Tony Saavedra.


    Podcast Time Stamps:



    [00:40] -- Largest mass shooting in modern history of United States.
    [01:20] -- ISIS inspired homegrown US terrorist.
    [02:00] -- Common pattern in mass shootings incidents.
    [03:50] -- Interview with Tony Saavedra OC register newspaper.
    [04:00] -- Can mass murder in US nightclubs be prevented?
    [08:00] -- Nightclub security is not like airport security.
    [10:20] -- Police officer outside of nightclub could not stop shooter.
    [14:20] -- What's the solution to mass murder by terrorists.
    [16:10] -- Should nightclub security allow more people to carry guns?
    [23:15] -- Mass shootings require a tactical law enforcement response.
    [26:50] -- Is deadly force going to become the new standard response?
    [27:25] -- Most commercial spaces in US are soft targets.
    [30:50] -- One common denominator is Islamic radicalization by internet.
    [31:00] -- Gun control debate hampers progress to real legislation.

    Businesses are not equipped to foresee and prevent terrorist attacks.Tweet This



    Nightclub Security at the Pulse

    * Pulde could not reasonably foresee that a mass shooting would occur.
    * Nightclub security plan posted an off-duty police officer outside.
    * Reasonable attempts to engage the shooter were tried and failed.
    * The attack at the Pulse nightclub was sudden using overwhelming force.

    What Needs to be Done?

    * Stop ISIS and other terrorists groups abroad.
    * Bridge the education divide between Islam and radical factions.
    * Take the handcuffs off investigators and intelligence agencies.
    * Tighten controls on immigration and movement of radical groups.
    * Remove politics from gun control and start real debates.
    * Gather the best minds on these gun issues to study and propose policy.
    * Gather the top terrorism experts to study and propose policy.
    * Gather lawmakers to streamline our ability to target known threats.
    * It's time to get tough and be more aggressive toward domestic terrorism.
    * Educate the public about how they can participate in making places safe.


    Learn More about Premises Liability Litigation
    Download the book written by Crime School host Chris McGoey.

    Security Expert’s Guide to Premises Liability Litigation.

    Evaluating Crime Foreseeability and Inadequate Security Cases.



    WANTED: Show Guests with Crime Stories
    Are you a property crime victim or violent crime survivor?

    * Do you have a business with crime problems to solve?
    * Do you have crime or loss prevention programs to share?
    38 min
  • Fast Food Security – Violent Crime at Quick Service Restaurants


    Fast Food Security is Necessary at Some Quick Service Restaurants 

    * Crime risk factors: Urban location, quick access, and late-night hours
    * Prior crime history and nature of the premises will determine crime risk



    * Interview by Nick Rose with VICE Media Montreal, QC, Canada





    Podcast Time Stamps:

    [00:40] -- Show introduction - Fast Food Security under fire.
    [03:50] -- Interview begins with Nick Price
    [04:35] -- It's incorrect to assume that all fast-food restaurants are dangerous
    [04:45] -- Crime factors: Location, urban area, 24-hr, major thoroughfares
    [05:30] -- Fast food security focus on seating area, drive-thru, and parking lots
    [06:30] -- People like to hang out in well-lighted places with restroom facilities
    [07:15] -- Quick access and extended hours affect the violent crime rate
    [08:00] -- Nightclub closing drive traffic to Quick Service Restaurants at 2:00am
    [09:00] -- Fast food security plan crime risk assessment at high-crime locations
    [10:00] -- Change the nature of the QSR restaurant to reduce the crime risk
    [11:45] -- QSR Employees and managers not trained to handle crisis situations
    [13:30] -- Not all fast food restaurants are dangerous as the media would tell us
    [16:40] -- Frightened employees and managers at high crime locations



    Why do fast-food chains have such a high violent crime rate?Tweet This

    No Fast Food Chain is Immune to Violent Crime
    Fast Food Security Plan

    * Make a crime risk assessment to determine what is causing high-crime
    * Review police calls-for-service, crime incident reports, and security reports
    * Evaluate trends and patterns of criminal activity by day, time, and activity
    * Change the nature of the premises, as needed, to control criminal activity
    * Add better supervision to the seating area, parking lots. and drive-thru lanes
    * Focus first on-peak hours of activity and conditions affecting it
    * Partner with local police to address criminal gangs or heavy loitering
    * Consider operating drive-thru only late at night as an option
    * High-crime, high-risk locations should be audited more often

    Related Fast Food Security Articles & Podcasts

    * Crime Risk Factor – Nature of the Premises
    * Fast Food - QSR Restaurant Security Solutions
    * Armed Robbery Homicide at Wendy's
    * Robbery Homicide at Burger King


    Learn More about Premises Liability Litigation
    Download the book written by Crime School host Chris McGoey.

    Security Expert’s Guide to Premises Liability Litigation.

    Evaluating Crime Foreseeability and Inadequate Security Cases.



    WANTED: Show Guests with Crime Stories
    Are you a property crime victim or violent crime survivor?

    * Do you have a business with crime problems to solve?
    * Do you have crime or loss prevention programs to share?
    19 min
  • Hotel Room Security – Things Not to Leave Unsecured in Your Room


    Hotel Room Security Plan to Protect Valuable Items

    * Assume that in your absence a hotel room is not secure.
    * Leave valuable items at home or have a plan to protect it.




    * Interview by Marissa Laliberte with Reader's Digest.




    Podcast Time Stamps:

    [02:25] -- Hotel room security - Interview begins with Reader's Digest.
    [03:40] -- There's no guarantee that your hotel room will be secure.
    [04:45] -- Electronic devices are high-risk for loss and ID theft.
    [06:30] -- Theft of belongings can leave you stranded without a backup plan.
    [07:30] -- If ID, credit cards, and airline tickets were stolen, could you recover?
    [08:45 ]-- Where do you hide things in a hotel room that are deemed safe?
    [09:00] -- Do you believe that the hotel room safe is secure for valuables?
    [10:00] -- If you can't afford to lose it, don't leave it unsecured in a hotel room.

    Hotel room theft can make you angry and then strandedTweet This

    You Can't Assume that an Unoccupied Hotel Room is Totally Secure



    Hotel Room Security Plan to Prevent Loss or Recover

    * Play "what-if" all necessary travel credentials were stolen?
    * How long would it take you to recover from the loss and get back home?
    * Make a detailed hotel room security plan before your next trip.
    * Create backups of critical items and leave them with a relative or friend.
    * Store a scanned copy of a cloud-server that you can retrieve remotely.
    * A hotel room security plan gets cash and credit cards within 24-hours.
    * Your hotel room security plan starts before you leave home or it's too late.




    Related Hotel Room Security Articles & Podcasts

    * Travel Security Plan – Safe While Abroad
    * Hotel Motel Security Advice for Travelers


    Learn About Premises Liability Litigation
    Download the book written by Crime School host Chris McGoey.

    * Security Expert's Guide to Premises Liability Litigation.
    * Evaluating Crime Foreseeability and Inadequate Security Cases



    WANTED: Show Guests with Crime Stories

    * Are you a property crime victim or violent crime survivor?
    * Do you have a business with crime problems to solve?
    * Do you have crime or loss prevention programs to share?
    * Do you have crime prevention products to review?
    * Contact --  Chris with your ideas for a show.




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    13 min
  • Making Places Safe for People and Property – Crime School Podcast


    Making Places Safe

    * Crime needs a place to happen.
    * Making Places Safe from crime puts focus on the where question.



    * It is far easier to develop a security plan for a single place than to figure out answers to innumerable questions about who, what, when, how, and why a crime might occur.
    * A rising trend in criminal activity may require some level of intention and action to address the contributing risk factors.


    Making Places Safe
    Some places are inherently safe. Without any thought, action, or intention required to make them that way. This does not mean that these places are 100% guaranteed safe. Yet, most would agree that it's reasonably safe. These fortunate places usually have several things in common:

    * Historically safe geographic area & neighborhood.
    * Nature of the premises is low-risk (e.g. single family home versus 24-hour store).
    * Daily activity & visitor traffic is low-risk.
    * The occupants or users of the place keep it reasonably safe.



    Some places can be made reasonably safe by using basic security methods or compliance with regulations:



    * For example, minimum standards set forth by building codes, city planning, or business license.
    * Private places can limit or restrict access, enforce rules, and use counter-measures like video surveillance, alarm systems, and warning signs.
    * Shopping center common area lighting and landscaping can meet minimum city planning CPTED standards.
    * Residential structures can meet minimum building code standards with adequate door and window security features & fire safety devices.
    * Nightclubs can meet minimum standards by complying with fire marshal building capacity, permitted use regulations, licensing & permits, alcohol service training.

    Making Places Safe for People and Property



    What happens if circumstances change and compliance with minimum standards no longer provide adequate security?

    * A good place to start is to make a new crime risk assessment as a basis for modifying the original security plan.
    * A reasonable security plan addresses the specific circumstances of the property necessary for reducing the crime risk.
    * No security plan is perfect, but a clearly defined plan shows a positive response to making places safe.



    * The security plan must be property-based.
    * Every place is different when you consider location, design, size, layout, intended use, traffic, demographics, and activity.
    * Corporate-wide security plan may not be adequate to address factors identified in the local crime risk assessment.
    * A security plan must be clearly defined and articulated for making places safe.
    * It should leverage facility design, and use of hardware, equipment, personnel, and procedures to the extent necessary to make the property reasonably safe.
    * A security plan does not have to address a temporary activity center that elevates the crime risk if it can be eliminated as a component of the property.
    * A security plan should be dynamic enough to assign different levels of priority for protection of people or property by variables in day-of-week and time-of-day.

    How to make places safe for people and property are core objectives at Crime School
    20 min
  • Adult Shoplifters Caught Using Children for Theft at Walmart

    Adult Shoplifters are using Kids for theft at a Florida Walmart.


    * Why do adult shoplifters use children to commit theft from retail stores?
    * Arrest reports show that parents teach their children how to be thieves?



    * Interview by Jim Ross with the Ocala Star-Banner newspaper.





    Podcast Time Stamps:

    00:39 -- Show introduction by Crime School Security Expert Chris McGoey.
    03:39 -- Interview begins by Jim Ross with the Ocala Star-Banner newspaper.
    03:50 -- Police arrest parents shoplifting with 12-year old daughter at Walmart.
    04:52 -- What is the frequency of older kids shoplifting with adults or parents?
    05:10 -- In a case like this, is the child a victim, a shoplifter, or both?
    06:00 -- Was a book written about using children called "Oliver Twist".
    07:00 -- Adult shoplifters believe children make them look less suspicious.
    08:10 -- Parents normally do not shoplift in front of older children.
    10:05 -- Most adults will not shoplift in front of their significant other.
    13:00 -- Adult shoplifters hope loss prevention agents will be fooled by this.
    13:44 -- Crime School Host Chris McGoey gives his thoughts about the story.
    14:50 -- Corporate retailers have policy challenges regarding shoplifter detentions.
    20:00 -- Corporate policy needs to address every detention/arrest protocol.
    20:55 -- Criminal charges are sometimes reduced or dismissed by courts.
    21:25 -- Retailers are sometimes exposed to civil liability from judicial decisions.
    24:00 -- Whose rights are more important to protect: Criminal v. Retailer?
    25:58 -- Shoplifters can file civil lawsuits when criminal cases are dismissed.



    Parents Accused of Shoplifting with their Kids at Walmart



    Adults using kids to steal like from the book, Oliver TwistTweet This
    Adult Shoplifters with Children Challenge Loss Prevention

    * Older children usually do not shoplift together with adults.
    * Likewise, significant others generally do not shoplift together.
    * Adults with infants in large baby carriages sometimes require monitoring.
    * Adult shoplifters believe that children nearby makes them less suspicious.
    * Do a Google Search of "Walmart children shoplifting with parents Florida"
    * Some adult shoplifters will abandon their children in-store to avoid capture.
    * Retailers need complex policies how to deal with adult shoplifters with children.
    * Difficult to formulate a nationwide shoplifter apprehension policy.
    * Legal/practical implications require local detention/apprehension standards.
    * Cannot afford to let local police sort-it-out after a family theft apprehension.
    * Decisions relating to the prosecution of a family of shoplifters requires caution.
    * The criminal justice system can expose a retailer to detention/arrest liability.
    * Shoplifters rights often get top priority during the judicial process.




    Other Adult Shoplifters Related Podcasts

    * Juvenile Shoplifting Until Adults Throw Red Bull Cans at Cashier
    * 10 Things Loss P...
    30 min
  • Carjacking Robbery – Most dangerous Point is Entry and Exit


    Carjacking robbery often occurs at the point where you enter or exit your parked vehicle.

    * The carjacker is a young male 90% of the time.
    * The carjacker is often under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
    * The carjacker is usually armed with a gun or a knife.
    * Carjacker prefers a lone victim that's not paying attention.
    * Carjacker often waits nearby within 75 feet.
    * Carjacker will approach at the driver's door as you enter.
    * Carjacker will threaten or use force to get your vehicle.



    Podcast Time Stamps:



    [00:44] - Carjacking robbery scenario.
    [01:34] - Carjacking robbery definition and origin of the name.
    [02:24] - What can be done to prevent becoming a victim of carjacking.
    [03:00] - Carjacking pattern of selecting vehicle and victim.
    [04:15] - Carjacker will sometimes wait for the right victim.
    [04:55] - Carjacker will be close by if you're watching out for him.
    [05:50] - Reverse engineer the carjacking robbery to prevent it.
    [06:33] - Recommended carjacking preventive steps.
    [08:30] - Variables in carjacking scenarios and responses.



    Carjacking is one of the most dangerous crimes that can occur to a person.Tweet This

    Carjacking Robbery Most Dangerous at Point of Entry.
    Carjacking Robbery

    * Carjacking robbery is one of the most frightening and dangerous crimes

    * To a person, a family or a business traveler.


    * Carjacking robbery is a crime against a person.

    * By means of force, fear, violence, or intimidation.


    * Carjacking robbery frequency gets buried in the statistics

    * Auto-theft or strong-arm robbery or assault with deadly weapon.


    * Carjackers are desperate criminals that don't care if they hurt you.

    Carjacking Dangerous Point of Entry

    * Carjacking incidents often occur at the driver's door.
    * Critical carjacking time is entering and exiting the driver's door.
    * Most carjacking victims say they never saw the robber approaching.
    * Carjacker wants the vehicle key immediately for a quick getaway.
    * Carjacking victims get trapped between the driver's door and seat.
    * A weapon is usually displayed along with a crude threat to use it.
    * An excessive amount of force will attack any resistance.
    * How you react in the first few seconds can be life-changing.

    Carjacking Robbery Target

    * The target of a carjacking robbery is usually the vehicle.

    * Carjacker just needs transportation.
    * Carjacker needs a vehicle for use in another crime.


    * Sometimes the target of a carjacking is the occupant.

    * The victim goes along with the vehicle.
    * The secondary crime scene that is almost always worse.






     
    More on Carjacking Robbery

    * Visit CrimeDoctor.com for an article - Carjacking Facts


    Learn More about Premises Liability Litigation
    Download the book written by Crime School host Chris McGoey.

    12 min
  • ATM Smartphone App – Will Bank ATM App Prevent Armed Robbery?


    ATM Smartphone App Promises Convenience not Safety.

    * Major US banks move towards card-free ATM  access.
    * ATM Smartphone App replaces the plastic access card.
    * Will this make ATM use safer for us or just for the bank?




    * Interview by Aaron Smith with CNN Money.




    Podcast Time Stamps:

    [01:50] -- Interview begins with Aaron Smith - CNN Money.
    [02:00] -- Must login to ATM Smartphone app to obtain new account code.
    [02:12] -- Customer must enter 8-digit App code and PIN code into ATM.
    [02:59] -- Banks are concerned with losses from fraudulent ATM card use.
    [03:40] -- Physical robbery risk in front of ATM machine is unchanged.
    [04:40] -- ATM Smartphone App may give a false sense of security.



    ATM Smartphone App users must look at two screens now instead of one.

    Will a smartphone app keep us safe at the ATM?Tweet This
    ATM Smartphone App - No Personal Safety Features Yet

    * Must own an updated smartphone and be tech-savvy to use the App.
    * A smartphone App does not lower robbery risk at an ATM machines.
    * ATM robbers don't care how you get the machine to spit out cash.
    * Need to enter an 8-digit smartphone account code into the ATM keypad.
    * Keypad entry errors can cause more delays than current card system.
    * Still need to enter a PIN code when prompted by the ATM machine.
    * Still need to use ATM screen menu to make transaction selections.
    * Smartphone App requires focus on two devices instead of one.
    * Robbers might prefer that you use an ATM Smartphone App.
    * ATM robbers can steal your smartphone phone as well as your cash.
    * ATM robbers stealing smartphones will inhibit fast reporting.

    ATM Smartphone App Future Opportunities

    * Should greatly reduce risk of fraud losses for the major banks.
    * Adoption of NFC* could shorten time in front of ATM machine.
    * Bio-metric eye scan will reduce keypad or screen interface time.
    * NFC and bio-metrics could drastically shorten time at ATM Machines.

    * NFC - Near Field Communication - ATM machines will recognize your phone when in close proximity or by tapping an ATM sensor.



    Related ATM Smartphone App Articles and Podcasts

    * ATM Security - 10 Things ATM Robber Don't Want Victims to Know
    * Bank ATM Machine Security Advice  Article (at CrimeDoctor.com)


    Learn More about Premises Liability Litigation
    Download the book written by Crime School host Chris McGoey.

    * Security Expert’s Guide to Premises Liability Litigation.
    * Evaluating Crime Foreseeability and Inadequate Security Cases.



    WANTED: Show Guests with Crime Stories
    Are you a property crime victim or violent crime survivor?

    * Do you have a business with crime problems to solve?
    * Do you have crime or loss prevention programs to share?
    * Do you have crime prevention products to review?
    9 min

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