Robbery at Automated Teller Machines

By Scott, Michael S.

Book Id: WPLBN0000230721
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.2 MB
Reproduction Date: 2008

Title:	Robbery at Automated Teller Machines
Author:	Scott, Michael S.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
Collections:	Government Library Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Excerpt: About the Guide Series: The Problem-Oriented Guides for Police summarize knowledge about how police can reduce the harm caused by specific crime and disorder problems. They are guides to prevention and to improving the overall response to incidents, not to investigating offenses or handling specific incidents. The guides are written for police–of whatever rank or assignment– who must address the specific problem the guides cover. The guides will be most useful to officers who...

Table of Contents
Contents About the Guide Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v The Problem of Robbery at Automated Teller Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Factors Contributing to Robbery at Automated Teller Machnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Understanding Your Local Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Asking the Right Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Incidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Victims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Offenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Locations/Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Current Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Measuring Your Effectiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Responses to Robbery at Automated Teller Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 General Considerations for an Effective Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Imposing Mandatory Minimum Security Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Using Civil Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Specific Responses to Reduce ATM Robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Altering Lighting, Landscaping and Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Implementing Public Awareness and Education Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using Surveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Targeting Offenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Hardening Targets and Denying Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23