I recently read some interesting research from the Journal of Crowd Safety and Security Management entitled “Stalking and Tiger Kidnapping Understanding the Risk” by James Alexander Lyle.
This exploratory research examined the crimes of stalking and tiger kidnapping and the effect of these offences on the victims and the adequacy of training to combat these offences. It adopts a qualitative research approach where data is collected from interviewing an opportunistic purposive sample of Close Protective Operatives.
The research found that most close protection operatives have only a basic general knowledge on these issues and there is no Protective Security related awareness training or recognised standard guidelines in the current Security Industry Authority (SIA) core competency knowledge and practical skills training. The research shows that there is a knowledge shortfall within close protection basic training, and the protective security profession should take some action to address this, with the introduction of awareness training on stalking and tiger kidnapping.
One main factor that governs the prevention of these crimes is that of the awareness and expertise of the security professional. If a close protection operative has knowledge of these issues then he or she can carry out the appropriate risk assessment and a protective security plan can be established.
The findings suggest that the protective security profession needs to take some action to address this by, for example, introducing awareness training on stalking and tiger kidnapping.
eCPD.ie has addressed this issue with the release of its Tiger Kidnap Awareness Training. The aim of this course is to raise awareness of tiger kidnap and how it impacts on both the individual employee and organisation as a whole.
This course will help Security Professionals to answer the following questions:
- What is a tiger kidnap?
- What are the characteristics of a tiger kidnap?
- What are the trends associated with tiger kidnap?
- Who is at risk from a tiger kidnap?
- What information does the criminal need to know in advance of a tiger kidnap?
- What is the modus operandi of tiger kidnap?
- What are the business impacts of tiger kidnap?
- How can you enhance your domestic and personal security?
- How can employers enhance their risk management of tiger kidnap?
- How can we assist the police with this type of crime?