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Combat crime

Defend and deal with criminals

There are many forms of crime, from petty offenses to organized crime. The specialists (police, justice and security companies) in the fight against crime are fighting an unequal battle because they are in the minority. Combating insecurity has become defending, repelling and controlling insecurity attacks. Minor offenses such as theft, burglary, assault, fights can sometimes have very nasty consequences. We call this high impact crime.

We can combat high impact crime in 2 ways:

  1. Better defend our property
  2. Eliminate the benefits of crime

crime fighting




Defend

Apparently minor crimes cause the greatest annoyances and long-term frustrations. High Impact Crime needs to be tackled. We can't just leave that to the police. because there are not enough police units that can fight everything.

Defend yourself and your property

  1. Be aware of the things criminals may be interested in.
  2. Defend:
    • Close doors and windows;
    • Avoid Dangerous Zones;
    • Build obstacles;
  3. Make abnormalities generate alarms:
    • Place and use sensors;
    • Provide a quick and adequate response to an alarm.
chance to catch a thief

Chance of catching thieves in the Swiss cheese model

Smarter security with AI

In the fight against crime, the widely used military tactic, the OODA loop, can be applied. (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act). If your OODA loop is executed faster than the opponent's, you win the battle. AI can support the speed of the OODA loop especially with the Orient and Decide part. The application of AI is only possible if data engineers and algorithm developers work well together with security guards and operators of surveillance areas, sharing practical experience and security knowledge. This means that security can be arranged more intelligently and efficiently.
See image below: Smarter security with AI


Reduce the awards

A thief / criminal wants to take advantage of his actions. If we make sure there is no advantage to be gained, the interest in your properties will decrease. The criminal will weigh up the pros and cons of crimes, and we must ensure that the criminal understands that the harm outweighs the gain of his actions.

Right realism -- tackling crime:

  1. Reducing the underclass → Cutting benefits;
  2. Reducing the opportunities for crime → Target hardening, situational crime prevention;
  3. Reducing the rewards of crime → Harsher punishment;
  4. Zero tolerance → Treating minor crimes with a greater magnitude.
chance to catch a thief

Knowledge sharing

Sharing information

Innovation challenges

Innovation topics

There is much knowledge and skills that can be used in the fight against high impact crime because it affects everyone. To achieve this I have devised a successful methodology to bring knowledge and skills together to solve security issues. The website of The Safety & Security Atelier shows the solutions derived from this method. DITSS organizes every year The Safety & Security Atelier. To organize innovations, I have to behave as a brooker to draw connections with Triple-Helix partners for starting new projects.