Fighting Parking Lot Crime

Parking lots and decks attract more crimes that result in a company being sued than any other corporate setting. In fact, a respected litigation analysis firm estimates that 38% of robberies and 17% of sexual assaults on American workers occur while walking to or from their parked cars. Failing to stop a preventable attack exposes companies to big-dollar judgments or settlements.

Security leaders must stay current with what’s working in combating parking lot crime with officers, cameras, panic phones, etc. – and, what approaches are failing and shouldn’t be repeated. They also need to be constantly informed about how to position and remove potential barriers and hiding places in the exterior environment to keep the entire area in security’s view.

Listen as our panel of veteran corporate security leaders and consultants briefs you on which parking lot security techniques are effectively thwarting crime and which simply waste time and money. You’ll leave the teleconference with actionable guidance on:

• Adjusting to the tactics that car thieves and muggers are currently using to victimize employees and customers using parking areas
• How variations in officer patrols and tour systems avoid predictability and can stymie a mugger looking for security gaps
• Where to strategically install cameras and emergency phones, and which camera features give the most bang for the buck
• Whether to go with smaller, more maneuverable security vehicles or big, obvious SUVs with flashing lights

Our panel includes:

Jack Sink is corporate loss prevention manager for the Payless ShoeSource chain, based in Topeka, Kansas. He’s a 25-year corporate loss prevention veteran and has extensive experience in procurement, installation and management of security systems. Jack is currently responsible for security efforts on behalf of 4,500 facilities and 26,000 employees in the Americas and Pacific Rim.

David Levenberg is VP of security for General Growth Properties Inc., a Chicago-based shopping center operator. He’s responsible for the safety, loss prevention and emergency planning programs for more than 200 regional and super-regional shopping centers. David has more than two decades of experience in security in the shopping center sector, and is a frequent lecturer before ASIS and other professional associations.

Ralph Witherspoon is owner and president of Witherspoon Security Consulting in Cleveland, where his experience cuts across a wide range of physical security measures including improving parking lot security. He frequently appears as an expert witness for both the plaintiff and defendant in parking lot and garage cases. Ralph previously worked for more than 22 years in corporate security for a Fortune 100 company.

Joe Kolakowski is a director at Secure Parking Systems, a Newark, N.J. company that manages commercial airport parking lots. He’s also been a director at Cardinal Central Station, which provides video and alarm monitoring at parking facilities and warehouses. Joe formerly was a police officer and lieutenant in New Jersey for 25 years.

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