In Part I of this two-part article, “Defining Basic Tailgating Prevention Capabilities and Goals,” we organized different types of pedestrian security entrances into four distinct Capability Levels for combatting tailgating: Crowd Control, Deterrent, Detection and Prevention. We showed that each level has a different impact on an organization in terms of capital cost and whether security staff are recommended based on the entrance location and the need to respond to jumping over, crawling under, or other tailgating infractions.
In Part II, we’ll dig deeper into each Capability Level to determine the potential for measuring success and ROI. The table above has been expanded to show other factors: Throughput, Metrics Capability, Recommended User Education, Annual Operating Costs and Payback. After you’ve reviewed this expanded table, let’s move on to what is depicted in more detail.