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Legal Report: Surveillance

Alarm Monitoring

10/11/2007 - A bill (formerly S.B. 453) signed into law by Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen will require that, when responding to an alarm, monitoring companies attempt to contact the property owner twice—by telephone or other electronic means—to determine whether an alarm is valid before dispatching police. Tennessee is the second state to enact such a law. Florida passed a similar measure last year.
Daily Headline : Government Reports (GAO etc.)

Federal Prisons Don't Have Information to Decide if Outsourcing Saves Cash

10/05/2007 - New GAO report says federal prisons have no way to currently compare the costs of keeping inmates at federal prisons or in private prisons.
Daily Headline : Crime

Two Security Guards Slain in Brazen Robbery in Philadelphia

10/05/2007 - Two security guards, both retired cops, murdered in ambush and robbery.
Daily Headline : Personnel Protection

Blackwater Founder Defends His Contractors

10/03/2007 - Says his contractors are not cowboys before a congressional committee.
Daily Headline : Personnel Protection

Blackwater USA Sought to Cover Up Deadly Iraq Shootings

10/02/2007 - A new congressional report faults the State Department for its lack of accountability and its permissiveness regarding the private security contractor.
Book Reviews: Guards \ Security Officers

Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror

09/28/2007 - Robert Young Pelton, perhaps best known as the author of The World’s Most Dangerous Places, has given us a snapshot of life in the world of the PMC and the independent contractors who populate it. Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror is an entertaining look at how so-called mercenaries have come to play an increasingly critical role in Iraq and how their metamorphosis into the more-expansive PMCs could go astray.
Technofile: IT Security

Discovery Rules of the Digital Age

09/28/2007 - New rules for the discovery of electronic evidence go into effect this month. Also, a range of laptop locks, and a study of data theft from higher-education institutions.
Daily Headline : International

Blackwater USA Leads Security Firms in Iraqi Shootings

09/27/2007 - Private security contractor accused of more militant, aggressive stance.
Book Reviews: Training

Demystifying Terrorism: Terrorism Awareness Training Course

09/27/2007 - Terror on the Internet scores the highest marks this month, followed by a CD on demystifying terrorism.
Homeland Security: Access Control

Numbers

09/26/2007 - The percentage increase in funding for U.S. border security efforts since the year 2000.
Beyond Print: Best Practices \ Case Studies

Security Offensive

09/26/2007 - Learn about the six common attributes of the most successful companies that best align security with business objectives.
Security Services: Special Event Security

The Derby’s Unbridled Security

09/25/2007 - More than 150,000 spectators watch the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Security weeds out pickpockets, purse-snatchers, and the unruly—and is ready for any more serious problems that could disrupt the race.
Security Services: Access Control

You Be the Judge

09/25/2007 - Courthouse security gets spotlighted by the media after an incident occurs, but are courts making sure that security shines even when reporters aren’t looking?
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