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While the threat dynamic is
consistently changing,
changing , the
experts at CornellCookson
see several tiers of access
control security crucial for
different types of govern-
ment buildings now and in
the future.
Particularly when trying to deter
petty thievery, bad actors from
making snap judgements about
the benefit of committing the
crime vs the effort in doing so.
Crime is often opportunistic – a
would-be thief sees something
Visual Security – Man-Made in a window and decides to
smash the window and grab it.
it .
Threats
A standard roll down security door effectively blocks the view of anything tempting,
discouraging smash and grab attacks simply because a criminal cannot see the goods.
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