J. Patrick Murphy
Security Expert
Mr. Pat Murphy is a Houston, Texas security expert witness who provides nationwide forensic security expert witness services the areas of premises liability and negligent security. Areas of expertise involve Security Management, Premises Liability, Use of Excessive force in Retail/Loss Prevention, Security Guards (False arrest, Excessive Force), and Nightclub (Bouncers/Excessive Force) Security, Apartment Security and the adequacy of company policy and procedures. Read about Industry Standards for Security for a better understanding of guidance. Experience with major retailers such as Walmart, Macy’s, Sears, Best Buy, and many others. Let me share my decades-long experience in Loss Prevention and Asset Protection. He has been retained in excess of 500 cases.
Over 45 years of experience including law enforcement, senior corporate security management, security consulting and expert witness. Security planning is the result of extensive experience in risk management. Without knowing the risks a company cannot plan accordingly. This is why Mr. Murphy is so effective as an expert witness: personal practices creates the best insight into litigated matters.
Read Involuntary Employment Separation/Termination Strategies by Sean A. Ahrens. Employee terminations are stressful even in the best of circumstances. What is your plan when dealing with a potential hostile employee? The strategies in this presentation will aide any employer develop a plan to prevent workplace violence during termination.
CRIME MAPPING AND CRIME ANALYSIS
Houston Crime Stats is provided by LPT Security Consulting. Houston Police Crime statistics create the basis for this 80,000 crime data base and Google Maps. Search any Houston address for street level crime as well as a one-mile radius. Full report for download and easy retrieval of stored reports.
Below is a detail crime map that is zoomed in on one address. The legend represents the full radius. The Google Map can be widened to view the one-mile radius or moved to see smaller areas with mouse-over details.
Houston Crime Stats creates a report in .pdf with a detailed listing of all crime as well as a static map. This is an excellent tool for personal injury attorneys, multi-unit retailers, apartment properties and the public.
Dallas Police Department Apartment Security Program
The Dallas Police Department offers training for apartment property managers and property management companies for managing a security program/crime prevention program the their properties. The Gold Star Program is also known as the Multi-Family Crime Free program offered across the country through various police departments. www.dallaspolice.net/community/goldStarProgram.html. As a Dallas-area Security Expert and Consultant I am […]
Employee Theft Interviews
A Business Process With a Considerable Downside By Security Expert J. Patrick Murphy Note: Theft, fraud, and embezzlement are crimes. As a security expert witness, I recommend criminal investigations only be conducted by professionals with experience in that arena, specifically law enforcement or civilians with extensive training. The mishandling of a criminal investigation can ultimately […]
Employee Theft Investigation Practical Guide by J. Patrick Murphy
Read our case study: Employee prosecuted for crime she did not commit. Regardless of your business sector size of your company, employee theft has happened and will occur in the future. Theft can be in the form of proprietary information, data, company supplies (not a pen), cash, stock manipulation, and the list is endless. However […]