Fast Food Security is Necessary at Some Quick Service Restaurants 





* Crime risk factors: Urban location, quick access, and late-night hours


* Prior crime history and nature of the premises will determine crime risk











* Interview by Nick Rose with VICE Media Montreal, QC, Canada

















Podcast Time Stamps:





[00:40 ] -- Show introduction - Fast Food Security under fire.


[03:50 ] -- Interview begins with Nick Price


[04:35 ] -- It's incorrect to assume that all fast-food restaurants are dangerous


[04:45 ] -- Crime factors: Location, urban area, 24-hr, major thoroughfares


[05:30 ] -- Fast food security focus on seating area, drive-thru, and parking lots


[06:30 ] -- People like to hang out in well-lighted places with restroom facilities


[07:15 ] -- Quick access and extended hours affect the violent crime rate


[08:00 ] -- Nightclub closing drive traffic to Quick Service Restaurants at 2:00 am


[09:00 ] -- Fast food security plan crime risk assessment at high-crime locations


[10:00 ] -- Change the nature of the QSR restaurant to reduce the crime risk


[11:45 ] -- QSR Employees and managers not trained to handle crisis situations


[13:30 ] -- Not all fast food restaurants are dangerous as the media would tell us


[16:40 ] -- Frightened employees and managers at high crime locations











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No Fast Food Chain is Immune to Violent Crime


Fast Food Security Plan





* Make a crime risk assessment to determine what is causing high-crime


* Review police calls-for-service, crime incident reports, and security reports


* Evaluate trends and patterns of criminal activity by day, time, and activity


* Change the nature of the premises, as needed, to control criminal activity


* Add better supervision to the seating area, parking lots. and drive-thru lanes


* Focus first on-peak hours of activity and conditions affecting it


* Partner with local police to address criminal gangs or heavy loitering


* Consider operating drive-thru only late at night as an option


* High-crime, high-risk locations should be audited more often





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