Entries by Andrew Ciccone

Steps to Mitigate Crime Risks at Houses of Worship

Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services –  Every place of worship is different in physical size and design. Some places of worship may be a single building with just a few attendees, open one day a week. Other places of worship may contain numerous buildings and entrances with hundreds of people attending every day. Some […]

$40 M Contract for Armed / Unarmed Security at County Facilities

Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services –    Multnomah County officials recently signed a 5-year, $40 million contract for armed and unarmed security at county facilities. The security details were deemed necessary due to the increased drug use and mental health outbursts have become more acute in public spaces, like the county’s libraries.   SOURCE:  […]

City Leaders State that crime is down due to increased security patrols

Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services –  Local law enforcement offices state that increased security patrols have enabled officers to respond more quickly to crimes in the area. Officers are able to quickly de-escalate potential escalations due to the increased security presence.  Local business owners also state they have seen a positive change in the […]

Library Workers Call On City Officials to Place Security Guards in System

Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services –  In a dramatic plea for safety, San Francisco librarians are now demanding the city deploy security guards at all library branches, echoing the broader concerns of a community grappling with the city’s rampant drug crisis.  Business owners and librarians alike report a surge in dangerous incidents, ranging from […]

Guard Dogs Employed to Provide a Physical Deterrent To Shoplifting

Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services –  In order to off-set shoplifting that costs the retail industry over $100 billion every year, The Home Depot store has deployed guard dogs to protect their inventory. Two security guards wearing bulletproof vests and MSA Security caps now patrol the store with a trusty German shepherd in tow. […]

Body Cameras Enhance the Safety of Civilians & Officers

Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services –  Incidents of abuse, aggression, and even violence are being experienced by retail professionals more frequently than ever. Alongside other preventative and reactive solutions, technology is coming to the forefront as a way of tackling this growing epidemic. Body cameras promote transparency by providing an objective record of police-civilian […]

Mindful Interviewing – The Cognitive Technique

Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services –  The cognitive interview (CI) technique: the benefits of mindful interviewing has facilitated authentic recollections from eyewitnesses, guided by principles of “cognitive evidence.”  Individuals often recount events with false memories. Often eye witnesses believe they saw something, when in fact they didn’t. “Mindful interview standards’ ‘ reset the individual’s […]

Recognizing Warning Signs of Workplace Violence

Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services –  There are numerous opportunities in workplaces for publicly humiliating events to occur: poor performance messaging, corrective conversations, negative relationships among coworkers, and disciplinary actions (such as termination of employment) can quickly evolve into situations where an employee feels humiliated, alienated, or even ostracized. Many of these active shooters […]

10 Characteristics Behind Potential Violent Attackers

Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services –  The Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol (TRAP-18) identifies 10 characteristics more closely tied to the potential attacker’s motives, and this methodology has been used across the United States and Europe to evaluate individuals of concern. Personal Grievance and Moral Outrage Framed by an Ideology Failure to Affiliate with an […]

8 Warning Behaviors of Potential Violent Attackers

Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services –  Mass attackers rarely hide all warning signs of potential violence or conflict ahead of a confrontation. Instead, many present red flags or proximal warning behaviors that together form patterns of risk.  The Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol (TRAP-18) identifies eight unique proximal warning behaviors. Pathway Warning Behavior Fixation Warning […]