ABSTRACT
Physical barriers are used to control, impede, or deny access and to direct the flow of personnel through designated portals. Barrier system effectiveness is measured against specific standards and performances testing; specifically to reduce the number of entry and exit paths, facilitate effective use of protective force personnel, delay the adversary so the threat can be assessed, and protect personnel from hostile action and channel adversaries into preplanned neutralization zones. Based on research and discussions with many authors and practitioners, this chapter presents a list of deterrents that are used or recommended by security professionals. Security officers armed and unarmed in private function. Some people will say that having an armed security officer at the front of the bank is a deterrent. Situational crime prevention incorporates other crime prevention and law enforcement strategies in an effort to focus on place-specific crime problems.
