DADS Already Paying off for Locations:

Video Surveillance Systems are typically associated with the goal of deterring and/or capturing break-ins and other acts of theft. However, as one of our recent installations has realized, a properly installed Video Surveillance System can also play a role as a vital tool towards solving their overall security and safety concerns.

Last year Knight Security Systems was awarded the State’s largest security project, installing and networking 3,200 video cameras across 12 campuses for the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS). Since the DADS project was awarded, Knight Security Systems has diligently and successfully completed the project 8 months ahead of schedule and includes state supported living centers in Mexia, San Angelo, Denton, San Antonio, El Paso, Abilene, Lubbock and Lufkin.

Since completion, the installations have already started to show just how important Knight Security’s Video Surveillance Systems are. The most notable occurring at the Lubbock Center where two employees were caught on tape apparently, intentionally harassing a mentally disabled resident (full story found on Lubbock Online).

We are pleased with the success of the project thus far and are looking forward to seeing the how the other locations benefit in the future.

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Sep

2010

Quick Tips To Stop Employee Theft

There are several important things you can do to reduce the impacts of employee theft to your business:

Conduct thorough background checks prior to hiring any employee. Consider hiring a professional investigative firm to assist your efforts.
Speak with your accountant about business processes that minimize risk. Areas to discuss include cash receipts, accounts payable, bank and investment deposits and transactions, credits, returns and refunds and inventory accounting procedures.
Spend time on the sales floor and outside your office. Be visible and interact with employees. This will help your business in many ways, including employee theft reduction.
Restrict access to select areas. Access control systems are practical and affordable solutions to employee theft reduction.
Install security camera surveillance systems, especially in sensitive areas: cash receipts, shipping and receiving, stockroom and warehouse, and employee time-clock/check in areas.

If you have any more questions about reducing your exposure to employee theft, contact one of the security specialists at Knight Security Systems of Texas.

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Jul

2010

Fighting Back Against Employee Theft

An unfortunate truth most businesses face is that they not only have to protect their assets from thieves trying to get in, but also from those already inside. Employee theft and fraud is nothing new to the business world, and has been a hot topic of discussion among our customers, but according to a new report (CRISP report) issued by the ASIS Foundation the problem seems to be getting worse. Or, at least it is not improving.

The CRISP report estimates that between 40 and 50 percent of all business losses can be attributed to fraud in the work place. In the report, the author Read Hayes, a doctorate in criminology, states that the “misconduct” widely varies to include the usual theft based crimes along with such things as lack of production, chronic tardiness and/or falsifying of time records. (more…)

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Jul

2010

12 Steps to Better Business Security

Have a security objective, loss prevention or shrinkage goal and a plan.
Make security a top issue within your business.
Conduct thorough background checks before hiring employees.
Interact regularly with your employees and on the sales floor.
Make security measures visible within your facility.
Use a system of “checks and balances” for cash management and inventory shipping and receiving.
Record (via security surveillance cameras) all activities at shipping and receiving points, cash collection and cash management areas and in the stockroom, at a minimum.
Prosecute all criminal activities, regardless of cause of extent.
Maintain security equipment in good working conditions (there are no second chances).
Use a secure method of alarm/emergency signal transmission.
Restrict employee and customer access to vital areas within your business.
Regularly review your results and take corrective actions where needed.

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Jul

2010

Benefits of Video Surveillance Systems for Texas Businesses

We’re often asked about the benefits to business owners in Texas concerning CCTV video surveillance systems. Here are some of the benefits business owners find from these type systems:

Lower Internal Theft
Less Fraudulent Claims
Better Workplace Safety
Higher Levels of Employee Productivity
Reduced Litigation Liability
Declining Crime Rate
Credits on Insurance Costs
Less Shoplifting

We’re interested in what benefits you see as a business owner to having a CCTV surveillance system. Leave your comments below.

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