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.
Security Expert: Courtesy Officer vs. Police Officer: What’s In a Name?
Apartment Complex and Gated Communities: It’s Not The Name, It’s The Function! Security expert witnesses over the past several years have seen an increasing use of Courtesy Officer jobs in apartment properties in an effort to deflect any appearance of having “Security”. This shift has been prompted by the (unfounded) belief that a job title […]
Dallas -Ft Worth Leads Nation in Cargo Thefts
A recent news story gives insight, as well as great video, into the little known crime of cargo theft. (www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/DFW-Leads-Nation-In-Cargo-Theft.html) Cargo theft in the north Texas regions is fueled by DFW Airport and the massive hubs of freight lines in the area. The trucks also feed company warehouses which is another favorite target of bad guys […]
Use of Force in Retail Loss Prevention and Premise Security
Retail Loss Prevention and Asset Protection associates and managers need to understand “reasonable force”. The excessive use of force in the civilian security community is frequently the main issue in civil ligation against retail loss prevention personnel, security guards, and bouncers or doormen. While the use of force may be necessary in certain situations that […]