Drew Neckar
Combatting “flash mob” and “smash & grab” organized retail crime
As the holiday season nears in the United States an ugly threat faced by retailers resurfaces and may be more prevalent than ever. Over...
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Drew Neckar
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
Benchmarking Healthcare System Security Department Staffing, Training, and Weapons Usage
Recently I have received multiple questions around benchmarking different elements of healthcare security programs. As anyone involved in...
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Drew Neckar
- Jun 18, 2021
- 5 min
The Joint Commission Issues New Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Accreditation Requirements
Workplace violence directed against healthcare workers has been recognized as a serious issue for quite some time, in fact in the United...
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Drew Neckar
- Apr 6, 2021
- 4 min
Reducing the risk of catalytic converter thefts
We have recently seen a major uptick in catalytic converter thefts from parked vehicles across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and...
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Drew Neckar
- Mar 17, 2021
- 5 min
Avoiding Security related litigation
I was recently asked to present webinars to both the International Association of Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS) and American...
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Drew Neckar
- Feb 11, 2021
- 4 min
The aftermath: organizational response after an incident of extreme workplace violence.
In the immediate aftermath of a workplace shooting the organization will need to turn its efforts to crisis management
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Drew Neckar
- Feb 9, 2021
- 3 min
New precedent: Security of traveling Students
In a decision published February 2nd, Judge John J. McConnell, Chief Justice of the United States District Court of Rhode Island, ruled...
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Drew Neckar
- Jan 12, 2021
- 2 min
A lesson in physical security of window openings from the attack on the US Capitol.
On January 6th , 2021 a crowd that had gathered in Washington DC to protest President Donald Trump's election loss to Joe Biden marched...
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Drew Neckar
- Oct 28, 2020
- 6 min
Preparing the private sector for responding to civil unrest
Recent civil unrest in cities across the United States has building owners, schools administrators, healthcare leaders, corporate...
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Drew Neckar
- Sep 26, 2020
- 4 min
The need to adjust security measures to account for a changing environment
A recent client engagement has caused me to drive past the K-12 school campus in a neighboring town several times over the last week....
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Drew Neckar
- Sep 19, 2020
- 4 min
An analysis of the Department of Education’s Clery Act enforcement action against UC Berkeley
On September 10th, 2020 the University of California Berkeley announced that it had reached a settlement with the United States...
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Drew Neckar
- Aug 19, 2020
- 5 min
Benchmarking Security program elements for non-residential college campuses
The measures used to secure small non-residential career and technical college campuses are necessarily different that those used to...
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Drew Neckar
- Jun 23, 2020
- 6 min
The financial case for making the investment in a security program review
"What does a Security Consultant do, and why would a business spend thousands or tens of thousands of dollars to hire one?” This is often...
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Drew Neckar
- Aug 5, 2019
- 2 min
Lessons on an effective security program from a "Manifesto"
While I typically steer away from sharing anything that will lend to the notoriety of or provide a platform for those who commit mass...
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