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Harris Crime Prevention Services provides security design advice for new facility at RPA

Harris Crime Prevention Services provides security design advice for new facility at RPA

Tweet Harris Crime Prevention Services is proud to be associated with providing ‘architectural (security) design’ advice for the estimated $220 million The Chris O’Brien Lifehouse at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA). The Chris O’Brien Lifehouse at RPA will be a world-class cancer treatment and research facility providing integrated care and support services to public and private patients, located on the…read more →

CPTEM – the forgotten security imperative

Tweet By Leon Harris Published in INsite June/July 2009 In the October/November 2008 issue, I discussed the importance of applying ‘Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design’ (CPTED). Consistent with the CPTED strategy, is a kindred approach called ‘Crime Prevention Through Environmental Management’ (CPTEM). The two should be applied in partnership with each other. As with CPTED, CPTEM should be considered at the…read more →

Designing out Crime in Aged Care

Tweet By Leon Harris Published in INsite October/November 2008 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (‘CPTED’ pronounced ‘Sep-Ted’), although not a new strategic approach to mitigate crime against facilities and to enhance perceptions of safety (e.g. to residents and staff), has only in recent times become a serious design objective at, and from the architectural concept stage. This could partly be because…read more →

Aged Care Facilities – an Overview of Security Problems

Tweet By Leon Harris Published in INsite December 2007/January 2008 Although we have seen some considerable improvement in Security Risk Management in various aged care facilities, some adverse conditions remain which degrade efforts in crime prevention and as such should be re-visited by management. We know that the following conditions have assisted criminals in the past and will continue into the…read more →

Security and Emergency Management: An Integrated Risk Management Approach

Tweet by Geoffrey Harris Published in INsite October-November 2006 The divide between security risk management and emergency risk management was generally accepted as normal prior to the events of September 11, 2001. This date was the start of a new continuum when the traditional concepts of security management and their capacities to respond to emergencies were being seriously challenged. As terrible…read more →

Rethinking security in your aged care facility

Tweet By Leon Harris Published in INsite, April / May 2006 An operator of a large aged care facility made contact with our firm after there had been reports of theft and observation of intruders by staff and residents.  Although staff had previously raised concerns about security issues, management were of the mind that there was no problem with their security. …read more →