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- Ceccato, Vania, Professor, 1968-, et al.
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Crime at micro-places in public libraries
- 2023
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Ingår i: Security Journal. - 0955-1662 .- 1743-4645.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Public libraries are multifunctional places where visitors come to borrow books, usecomputers and socialise—all these activities impose a diverse set of safety demandson those responsible for these facilities. Drawing from environmental criminologyand CPTED principles, this study proposes and tests a conceptual model to investigate the spatiotemporal nature of crime and other safety-related incidents in publiclibraries. Incidents recorded by personnel from 2017 to 2020 from two public libraries in Stockholm, Sweden are mapped using a three-dimensional model in CAD andcompared with notes from feldwork inspections and interviews with library personnel. Findings show that staf feel safe in the library, but mention unsafe situationsthat they avoid by taking precautionary measures. In addition, public disturbances,aggression, followed by crimes against property and vandalism vary both temporallyand across diferent types of library environments. The design and layout of public libraries play a role in the libraries’ safety conditions (e.g. territoriality, surveillance opportunities), but some places are more challenging than others because ofthe activities they attract (e.g. entrances). The study concludes by critically assessing the proposed methodology and making suggestions to improve safety in publiclibraries and advance the role of place managers in multifunctional places.
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- Loukaitou‑Sideris, Anastasia, et al.
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Sexual harassment on transit: a global, comparative examination
- 2021
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Ingår i: Security Journal. - : Springer Nature. - 0955-1662 .- 1743-4645.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article examines the incidence of an omnipresent but underreported crime intransit environments: sexual harassment. More specifically, it presents the findingsof a global comparative study that surveyed 11,710 college students from 18 cities insix different continents, to inquire about their victimization experiences with verbal,physical, and non-verbal/non-physical sexual harassment in transit environments.The study finds that sexual harassment is a common occurrence in all cities but how,where, and to what extent it happens is quite specific to the particular socio-spatialcontexts. Certain individual characteristics of students and environmental characteristicsof the transit setting can increase the risk of harassment. Different typesof sexual harassment are more likely to happen in certain transit settings than others.While female students are disproportionately affected, some male students alsoreport experiences of victimization. The study concludes with a discussion of multiprongedresponses to harassment.
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- Sadok, Moufida, et al.
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A socio-technical perspective to counter cyber-enabled industrial espionage
- 2020
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Ingår i: Security Journal. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0955-1662 .- 1743-4645. ; 33:1, s. 27-42
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The ubiquitous digitization of information and the pervasive connectivity of work systems have inevitably facilitated cyber-enabled industrial espionage. Security failures explain most of cyber industrial espionage incidents, and insider threats represent a significant pattern in many case examples. Insiders can inadvertently or purposefully pose serious threats to organisations by facilitating access to or misuse of proprietary sensitive data. This paper argues that technical security solutions have rather limited scope to tackle this problem, and that a socio-technical approach has potential to provide a better means to address the challenge of preventing and responding to insider threats. Such an approach could bridge the gap between the design and implementation of security solutions and creation of an organisational culture that is security-aware.
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