The organized retail crime initiative helps to solve retail theft cases and more effectively target the upstream criminal enterprises fueling them.

Jeffrey Horn brings years of law enforcement experience to the role, having served as a patrol officer, field training officer, and detective, among other positions.

The university introduced new security measures to decrease crime in off-campus neighborhoods. The crime rate has dropped 39% since the security plan took effect.

The Colorado Supreme Court determined that 24/7 video surveillance of a man's property violate 4th amendment rights.

The Illinois attorney general has formed a task force comprised of national, state, and local law enforcement as well as large retailers to assess and eliminate organized retail crime in the state.

As the gravity of COVID-19 was recognized and expanded in the United States, Niyazi Ekici and Dean C. Alexander, professors at Western Illinois University’s School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration, commenced a research project to gauge the impact of the pandemic on law enforcement agencies. Here's what they found. 

A layered approach to campus security can help campus leaders tasked with the safety and security of students and campus provide an open campus perimeter that is still well protected. To achieve this, security leaders must focus on security technologies and solutions, training and a holistic approach.

Ben Brown’s contributions to the security field have had a significant impact in advancing the value of several security programs and enhancing the security posture of various organizations. Through his knowledge in specialized security management domains, Brown has been able to act as a change agent in large organizations, bringing resolution to complex security challenges by generating new frameworks.

In his position as Vice President and Chief Security Officer of Global Security, Claude J. Nebel Jr. has built a team to ensure the safety and security of Cargill Inc. through the programs of Asset/Physical Security, Investigations, Crisis Management and Intelligence. Cargill — a $114.7 billion company — is a major international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. Since becoming a member of the Cargill team in August 2008, Nebel has led various industry and workplace safety standards, which play a critical role in Cargill’s foundational goal to work relentlessly to nourish 70 countries around the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

Fred Burton has positively impacted the security and intelligence world and is often referred to as the “Father of Protective Intelligence” for developing a framework for the approach and infrastructure of protective intelligence, helping to change the process for how physical security threats are identified and assessed for government, corporate and executive entities.