Predicting and Preventing the Theft of Electronic Products |
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Authors: | Rachel Armitage Ken Pease |
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Institution: | (1) Applied Criminology Centre, University of Huddersfield, Floor 14, Central Services Building, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK;(2) Loughborough University, 19, Withypool Drive, Stockport, SK2 6DT, UK |
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Abstract: | The research presented within this paper was conducted as part of a 2-year project (Project MARC) to develop and render operational
a mechanism to assess the risk of theft of electronic products. Clarke and Newman (Secured goods by design - a plan for security
coding of electronic products. London: Department of Trade and Industry, 2002) proposed the use of two checklists—one to measure
vulnerability, the other to measure security—as a means of categorising products according to their vulnerability to theft.
Consultation with key stakeholders yielded the common view that such a mechanism was worth pursuing, but that it must reflect
the language of those who would use it. An extensive consultation with stakeholders from ten European member states ensued.
Participants were asked to rate a range of electronic products in terms of vulnerability and security, and to explain their
ratings. Their responses were used to develop two checklists that incorporate a variety of factors, weighted according to
the frequency with which they were expressed. The crime vulnerability checklist developed within this paper is judged fit-for-purpose
as a provisional measurement but we urge caution in relation to the security checklist.
Dr. Rachel Armitage
is a Senior Research Fellow at the Applied Criminology Centre, University of Huddersfield.
Professor Ken Pease
is Visiting Professor at the University of Loughborough. |
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Keywords: | Crime Design Electronic products Risk-assessment mechanism Security Theft Vulnerability |
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