Dual flu & COVID-19 vaccine to start trials in Hong Kong. By 2021, there will be an estimated 1 billion CCTV cameras. In this episode, Dr. Read Hayes, Tom Meehan, and Tony D’Onofrio discuss these topics and more, including IMPACT 2020, edge computing,...
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Tune in to the LPRC’s CrimeScience Podcast for a deep dive into various aspects of retail crime, loss prevention, and asset protection.
Hosted by industry experts Dr. Read Hayes, Tom Meehan, and Tony D’Onofrio, we strive to inform, educate, and empower retail industry professionals with practical and actionable insights.

CrimeScience Episode 61 – Ransomware, Social Engineering, & Physical/Digital Skimming Featuring Nolen Scaife (University of Colorado, Boulder)
Nolen Scaife, Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science of the University of Colorado, Boulder, rejoins our podcast to discuss ransomware detectors, when organizations pay the ransom, social engineering, malware countermeasures, password management,...
CrimeScience – The Weekly Review: Episode 27 – Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D’Onofrio, and Tom Meehan
Over 40 COVID-19 vaccines in human trials. Â 20.5% of retailers surveyed will sit out of the markdown cycle. In this episode, our co-hosts delve into these topics and much more, including ransomware, 911 outages, eCommerce seasonal workforce, the correlation between...
CrimeScience – The Weekly Review: Episode 26 – The Virtualization of Microsoft’s Security Operation – with Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D’Onofrio,Tom Meehan and Featured Guest Brian Tuskan (Microsoft)
Brian Tuskan, Sr. Director, Chief Security Officer for Microsoft, joins us this week to discuss how the virtualization of Microsoft’s Security Operations has benefited his team and Microsoft during this pandemic, and the inspiration behind Cop to Corporate. Our...
CrimeScience – The Weekly Review: Episode 25 – Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D’Onofrio, and Tom Meehan
How is live-streaming driving e-commerce sales during the pandemic? Learn about this approach & much more including information on antivirals, LPRC’s STRATEGY@, the global economic forecast, sales data, contactless payment & associated scams,...
CrimeScience – The Weekly Review: Episode 24 – Strategies for Retailers to Succeed This Holiday Season – Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D’Onofrio,Tom Meehan and Featured Guest Joseph Skorupa (RIS News)
Joe Skorupa, Editorial Director for RIS News, joins us this week to provide insight into what retailers are thinking and doing during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and how the upcoming holiday season could play out in this unprecedented time, including his...
CrimeScience Episode 60 – Visual Perception of Police ft. Dr. Rylan Simpson (Simon Fraser University)
In this episode of LPRC CrimeScience, Dr. Rylan Simpson, Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University, joins Dr. Read Hayes to discuss his criminological background, how people receive, process, and interpret visual information about police officers, how these...
CrimeScience – The Weekly Review: Episode 23 – Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D’Onofrio, and Tom Meehan
COVID-19 accounts for most 2020 cyberattacks. Amazon Fresh, Amazon’s grocery delivery service, opens in California. Apparel sees an increase in sales. This, & more, including information on positive COVID-19 test rates, therapies & vaccine trials, new...
CrimeScience – The Weekly Review: Episode 21 – The Future of Privacy – Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D’Onofrio, Tom Meehan and Featured Guest Peter Trepp (FaceFirst)
In this special LPRC Crimescience: The Weekly Review episode, Peter Trepp, CEO & President of FaceFirst, joins us to give his take on the future of privacy, delving into expectations of privacy, legislation, security, technologies, and more. In addition, co-hosts...
CrimeScience Episode 59 – Policing, Victimization, Evidence-Based Practice, and CrimComm ft. Dr. Laura Huey (Canadian Society of Evidence-Based Policing)
In this episode of LPRC CrimeScience, Dr. Laura Huey, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario and the Director of the Canadian Society of Evidence-Based Policing (CAN-SEBP), joins Dr. Read Hayes to discuss her background, victimization of...