Crime Stoppers Victoria has marked its 30th anniversary of service with a record breaking year.

ASIS International offers a broad range of webinars, reviews, recordings, and online courses to provide security practitioners with the latest and most effective practices to expand their knowledge and stay up-to-date in a rapidly changing security industry.

A Chapter member has provided some interesting and thought provoking considerations about security at our sporting stadiums.

Following a comprehensive investigation into the riot at the Ravenhall Metropolitan Remand Centre in June 2015, WorkSafe has charged the Department of Justice and Regulation with four breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic).

The ASIS Victoria Australia Chapter website coordinator (Dr Tony Zalewski) captures statistical use of the website. Did you know the website is the major form of communication between the Chapter committee, its members and the general public.

Domestic violence is well reported as a community-wide problem and not surprisingly there has been cases involving partners who work for the same employer. Recently courts have considered if there are any obligations placed on the employer for the creation of a safe workplace.

Many approaches to security also minimise exposures to “safety-related” risks and hazards. This requires security leaders to have a practical understanding of workplace health and safety and work design.

Those security leaders or advisors working in the criminal justice correctional environment will be interested in the recent report from the Sentencing Advisory Council, Victoria. The Council today released a new report analysing data on adults held in corrective services custody to map trends in imprisonment in Victoria.

Lloyd’s of London CEO Inga Beale recently advised cyber cover will become a must buy for all businesses as the risk landscape continues to shift.

In a commercial environment it is not uncommon for organisations to engage the services of a contract security provider. The contract provider effectively operationalises the system of security developed and authorised by an organisation.