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What do most security professionals Crime prevention.
agree that a primary function of the
security department in a healthcare
setting should be?
Inherent Susceptibility: A healthcare setting is a prime target for crime,
because of how the business of healthcare works.
Open access: Healthcare institutions traditionally provide an
open access environment. This arrangement
accommodates the huge numbers of people who
come onto the property on a daily basis. Once in a
healthcare facility, someone can easily pose as a
visitor or contractor and go through many areas
without being questioned.
Presence of Valuable Item: A healthcare facility is susceptible to crime due to
the wide variety of portable, marketable items
used and stored there. More than 3000 items
purchased by hospitals are usable in the home.
,Distracted Patients and Staff: Criminals know that patients and family members
often are less aware of their surroundings due to
the medical and emotional issues with which they
are dealing. Criminals also see that the fast pace of
the healthcare environment makes workers less
aware as well.
Whose personal safety is affected? Patients: If patients are concerned for their
personal well being or the safety of their personal
property their recovery may be affected. They may
decide to get healthcare treatment elsewhere.
Employees: employees with personal safety
concerns are less productive and less attentive to
patients. Visitors: Visitors concerned for their
personal well being may encourage their loved
ones to seek medical care elsewhere.
Reducing the opportunities for 1. The opportunity to commit crime.
Crime- The triangle of crime
2. The desire or motivation to commit the crime.
3. The ability to commit crime.
Of the 3 components, desire and Reducing the opportunity for crime is the key to
ability are for the most part, beyond crime prevention.
the control of the security
professional.
Crime prevention Crime prevention is the anticipation, recognition,
and appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of
some action to remove or reduce it.
, Preventing Crime through physical To adequately protect a healthcare environment
security planning and prevent crime a comprehensive security plan
must be developed. Its scope must extend to the
following:
1-Protecting Personnel,
2-Protecting Information,
3-Protecting the Physical Plant.
Layers of protection: 1. The perimeter barrier.
2. Barriers at the buildings' exteriors.
3. Interior controls.
Perimeters The first line of defense is a perimeter barrier. A
perimeter barrier defines the line or outside
perimeter of the site. It can be either structural or
natural. An example of structural perimeter barrier
is a chain-link fence. An example of a natural
barrier is a row of trees.
Exteriors The second line of defense is at the buildings'
exteriors: the top, sides and bottom of each
building. Doors, windows, skylights, and fire
escapes provide this defense.
Interiors The third line of defense is interior controls.
Included are the internal operations of the
protected site and the security personnel who
protect the environment. Many items comprise the
interior control system. Lock and key systems,
access control, systems ( card, biometrics, etc.)
alarms, cameras, good policies and procedures,
and proper training examples.
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Terms in this set (150)
What do most security professionals Crime prevention.
agree that a primary function of the
security department in a healthcare
setting should be?
Inherent Susceptibility: A healthcare setting is a prime target for crime,
because of how the business of healthcare works.
Open access: Healthcare institutions traditionally provide an
open access environment. This arrangement
accommodates the huge numbers of people who
come onto the property on a daily basis. Once in a
healthcare facility, someone can easily pose as a
visitor or contractor and go through many areas
without being questioned.
Presence of Valuable Item: A healthcare facility is susceptible to crime due to
the wide variety of portable, marketable items
used and stored there. More than 3000 items
purchased by hospitals are usable in the home.
,Distracted Patients and Staff: Criminals know that patients and family members
often are less aware of their surroundings due to
the medical and emotional issues with which they
are dealing. Criminals also see that the fast pace of
the healthcare environment makes workers less
aware as well.
Whose personal safety is affected? Patients: If patients are concerned for their
personal well being or the safety of their personal
property their recovery may be affected. They may
decide to get healthcare treatment elsewhere.
Employees: employees with personal safety
concerns are less productive and less attentive to
patients. Visitors: Visitors concerned for their
personal well being may encourage their loved
ones to seek medical care elsewhere.
Reducing the opportunities for 1. The opportunity to commit crime.
Crime- The triangle of crime
2. The desire or motivation to commit the crime.
3. The ability to commit crime.
Of the 3 components, desire and Reducing the opportunity for crime is the key to
ability are for the most part, beyond crime prevention.
the control of the security
professional.
Crime prevention Crime prevention is the anticipation, recognition,
and appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of
some action to remove or reduce it.
, Preventing Crime through physical To adequately protect a healthcare environment
security planning and prevent crime a comprehensive security plan
must be developed. Its scope must extend to the
following:
1-Protecting Personnel,
2-Protecting Information,
3-Protecting the Physical Plant.
Layers of protection: 1. The perimeter barrier.
2. Barriers at the buildings' exteriors.
3. Interior controls.
Perimeters The first line of defense is a perimeter barrier. A
perimeter barrier defines the line or outside
perimeter of the site. It can be either structural or
natural. An example of structural perimeter barrier
is a chain-link fence. An example of a natural
barrier is a row of trees.
Exteriors The second line of defense is at the buildings'
exteriors: the top, sides and bottom of each
building. Doors, windows, skylights, and fire
escapes provide this defense.
Interiors The third line of defense is interior controls.
Included are the internal operations of the
protected site and the security personnel who
protect the environment. Many items comprise the
interior control system. Lock and key systems,
access control, systems ( card, biometrics, etc.)
alarms, cameras, good policies and procedures,
and proper training examples.
