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ASIS Europe 2014 Breaks
Attendance Record
ASIS International held its 13th
European Security Conference &
Exhibition in April 2014 at the World
Forum in The Hague, Netherlands
– gathering a record attendance of
over 700 registered delegates from 51
countries.
“Today more than ever security
professionals need to have a vibrant
network based upon a common body
of knowledge to help secure the assets
intrusted to them and advance the
security profession. ASIS International
is the only organisation in the world that
provides these value-added pportunities
for security practitioners worldwide.
The growing interest and demand for
professional security managers is clearly
evident today here in The Hague as
we celebrate the ASIS 13th European
Security Conference & Exhibition which
is our largest to date.” said ASIS President
Richard E. Widup, Jr., CPP.
The programme started with
professional tours at the Organisation
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
(OPCW) headquarters. After a short
briefing on the organisation and its
activities, visitors attended a presentation
provided by Chris Stretton, Head of the
Office of Confidentiality and Security of
the OPCW, on how to secure international
organisations such as the OPCW, and
on the role and adaptation of security
organisations to support missions in
high risk areas. The professional tours
continued with a visit of The Hague
Security Delta Campus. Visitors attended
a presentation on the importance and
potential of public-private partnerships
in security, and on joint innovation
programmes developed at The Hague
Security Delta. In the afternoon, a limited
number of delegates visited Europol’s
headquarters, followed by a presentation
on Europol’s activities, and on Europol
and public-private partnerships. On day
two, Deputy Mayor of the City of The
Hague, Henk Kool, and ASIS President,
Richard E. Widup, Jr., CPP, welcomed
delegates. The opening continued with
a video of European Council President,
Herman Van Rompuy, stressing the need
to guarantee that security is a business
enabler and not a business inhibitor. Mr.
Van Rompuy added that an organisation
such as ASIS is important to secure our
societies due to its global representation,
as it helps enhancing knowledge of
security professionals and creates
networks.
HMIC REPORT SHOWS ONE IN FIVE
CRIMES GO UNREPORTED
A report published on 1 May
by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate
of Constabulary (HMIC)
has shown that one in five
crimes goes unreported by the
police.
The report which, looked at
a sample of crime data from
14 police forces, catalogues
serious issues such as serious
sex offences not being recorded,
including 14 rapes. It also
showed that some crimes are
not being recorded at all and
that some offenders were let
go when they should’ve been
prosecuted.
If the crimes are not being
recorded at all, or being
categorised as no crime,
then the victim will not be
automatically referred to
Victim Support. Assistant
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CEO of Victim Support Adam
Pemberton said of the report:
“This is about much more than
inaccurate statistics or poor
number-crunching – each
mistake represents a victim
losing their chance to get justice
and to access support services.
“It is completely unacceptable
that victims of any crimes –let
alone serious sexual offenc \