Thoughts & experiences on crime, security & local government.

It’s not just shoplifting… Or common MOs and less known variants within retail crime. I spent five years leading on retail crime reduction issues in Nottingham City, as a result I was respons...

https://metchellsjones.wordpress.com/2014/05/09/its-not-just-shoplifting-or-common-mos-and-less-known-variants-within-retail-crime/

The Comedian Russell Brand some time ago made a wise crack about Bob Geldof knowing about starvation as he’d been dining out “I don’t like Mondays” for over thirty years, I must confess t...

https://metchellsjones.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/successful-reduction-of-cycle-theft-in-nottingham-or-how-i-got-a-commendation-whilst-still-in-my-analytical-short-trousers/

 Top ten most bizarre and infuriating practises (I have) encountered in the Public sector. A Bit of fun to let off steam and expose some bad practises, as ever names changed etc but if the cap f...

https://metchellsjones.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/116/

align=”center”>What is a BCRP? A BCRP or Business Crime reduction partnership is the professionalised version of what were once called shop watches, or radio schemes often but not always a BC...

https://metchellsjones.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-business-crime-partnerships-but-were-afraid-to-ask-part-1/

  Tips on surviving working festival security                       As my inbox starts to fill up with calls and enquiries regarding availability for festival and related contr...

https://metchellsjones.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/my-tips-and-advice-on-prepping-for-festival-security-work/

Currently the modern media with its focus on lawlessness of youth, yob culture and street violence perpetuates a model of  ‘otherness’ creating a demonic bogeyman of white working class yout...

https://metchellsjones.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/by-focusing-on-street-crimeviolence-the-media-ignores-the-crimes-of-more-powerful-groups-in-society-a-discussion-based-around-crimes-in-the-home-as-a-comparator/

Introduction Currently the UK Criminal Justice System (CJS) is based around retributive ideals. This current system has been distilled through the last two centuries and is therefore the preferre...

https://metchellsjones.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/restoring-communities-and-young-offenders-a-critical-evaluation-of-restorative-justice/

The manager has little say over what happens in their store. The average (corporate or chain) retail store manager is paid (in my experience) anything between the lofty sum of £14K PA to £30K. ...

https://metchellsjones.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/things-the-policepublic-sector-does-not-understand-about-retail-and-the-private-sector/

I hope that everyone isn’t too lethargic after their lunch. I go to a fair few of these conferences and I appreciate that sometimes it does become a little like buzzword bingo. Therefore I’m ...

https://metchellsjones.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/slides-text-from-my-speech-at-the-2010-brc-crime-partnerships-conference-highlighting-the-advantages-to-business-crime-reduction-partnerships-of-hosting-close-partnership-working-within-t/

Just set up a WordPress account to share occasional thoughts & experiences in my professional role. Topics to be covered in the near future:- Things the Public sector doesn’t (want) to understa...

https://metchellsjones.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/new-security-blog-coming-up/