SECURITY

Security Concerns at Malls

Security Concerns at Malls

Introduction

Security is one of the biggest concerns for the management of any shopping center or a mall. There are various factors that need considerations to address the security concerns of any mall. The concern for safety starts as soon as any individual enters into the mall's parking. In some cases, mall's management even tries to ensure that the area outside its mall is safe for pedestrians because an unsafe location can discourage potential customers from choosing a particular mall. To implement a comprehensive and an extensive security plan, the mall needs to devise a blueprint that considers every possible scenario.

Concerns

Neighborhood Safety

Having a safe neighborhood is mandatory to ensure customers are kept at ease during their entire shopping mall experience. In case a certain neighborhood has security issues, many potential customers will be reluctant to choosing that particular mall for their shopping. To counter this issue, few watch posts can placed outside the mall's surroundings to allow guards to observe potential criminal activity. These watch posts may also add a sense of security to the customers entering a particular mall.

Parking Lot Safety

As mentioned, the mall is concerned with an individual's safety as soon as he or she enters the mall's parking lot. In the mall's parking lot, there's a possibility that pedestrians can get mugged for their valuables such as cash and mobile telephones. There is even a possibility that an individual's car can be broken into for stealing various valuables left inside the car. There's also the risk that an individual's car can be subject to theft.

To counter such issues, the mall's parking lot needs to have fewer objects that obstruct view. Objects such as bushes can act as hiding place for potential muggers and vandals and hence the mall needs to remove such ...