Understanding the need to effectively illuminate the underside of a vehicle for explosive detection or contraband searches.
Some crime is opportunistic, involving no premeditation. Other crime is professional, involving a criminal choosing a target with a well conceived plan, exploiting weaknesses to achieve an economic or emotional benefit.
Whatever the crime, whether it is workplace violence, sabotage or terrorism—it is aberrant behavior that can be modified through the application of a balanced security program that begins with effective lighting.
Anatomy of a crime.
To understand why lighting is an effective deterrent, it is important to understand the basis for criminal activities.
The offender must have:
• The knowledge and/or tools to commit the criminal act;
• The motive or desire to commit the act (whether emotion or greed): and
• The opportunity—a period when security controls are minimally restrictive or completely unrestrictive, thus allowing access to the asset.
For a criminal act to occur, all aspects of the crime must be present. Of
these, opportunity is the only aspect that can be altered by a potential
crime victim. The opportunity to commit the act is reduced or eliminated if
the offender is forced to re-examine the potential reward versus the risk of
committing the act. Any person with criminal intentions will likely choose a
target with a high potential of success and low personal risk.
A security program should always begin from the exterior of a facility.
In theory, if someone wanted to do harm to an asset contained within a
protected facility, he or she would first have to move through a variety of
obstacles or controls designed to delay his or her access. Controls include
physical security barriers, such as doors, walls, windows and lighting are
key to this process. The Lumenyte under vehicle lighting system is designed
to be deployed anywhere and operate 24 hours a day in all weather
conditions.
Vehicles drive over the system, which illuminates the entire underside of a
full size car or truck. Security personnel can effectively and rapidly scan
the vehicle underside for explosives and/or contraband.
Uniformity of lighting.
For security lighting to be effective, it needs to be uniform. Uniformity is
described as the evenness of the light distribution from the total available
luminaries at the site. Without uniformity, there will be shadows. Shadows
can limit witness potential. The SIMS™ uses fiber-optic technology to
produce a soft, uniform no-glare light devoid of obscuring shadows.
Independent testing of under vehicle inspection equipment (camera systems
vs. mirrors) shows the best method to inspect a vehicle underside for the
presence of explosive devices is direct visual observation by security
personnel using a pole-mounted mirror. Proper lighting is the key to
effective under vehicle inspection. The lighting needed to perform under
vehicle inspections poses some unique problems. High intensity area or spot
lighting produces glare and deep shadows that can mask suspicious items.
Flashlights, floodlights and daylight all share this problem.
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Current Lumenyte Projects.
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Lumenyte will be presenting their Advance Tactical Security Systems.
Under vehicle lighting and Security Light Assisted Mirrors.
