NEWS: An Ounce of Prevention
Apr 1, 2003 12:00 PM
With the United States at war, the nation is once again on Orange Alert. The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and International Council of Shopping Centers, however, have indicated that no credible threats of terrorism against America's shopping centers exist.
But that has not stopped shopping center owners and operators from implementing heightened security measures, both obvious and inconspicuous, to protect their customers in case of attack. Among the strategies:
Increased patrols by uniformed and non-uniformed security personnel and local police at shopping centers
Prohibition of overnight parking
Prohibition of curbside parking
Placement of blockades in front of entrances
Increased use of surveillance cameras
Loading dock and supply corridor lockdown
Searches of incoming deliveries
Background investigations of shopping center personnel
Prescreening and identification checks of workmen
