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		<title>Burglaries of Vehicles</title>
		<link>http://mfaunews.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/burglaries-of-vehicles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of  the most common crimes in Houston is also one of the easiest to prevent. Burglary of a vehicle (BMV) is an all-to-frequent crime for managers and residents of apartment communities. It&#8217;s not unusual for commercial properties with parking lots to experience a significant increase in BMV&#8217;s in a short period of time. So let&#8217;s look at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mfaunews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6375417&amp;post=591&amp;subd=mfaunews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Detection</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 18:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second of a series of articles about the three components of most successful security systems: prevention, detection, and response. They act in concert to give the system resiliency and defense in depth. Resilience means that the system reacts well to an attack. Defense in depth means that the system consists of layers or more than one [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mfaunews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6375417&amp;post=532&amp;subd=mfaunews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Relationship vs. Transaction</title>
		<link>http://mfaunews.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/relationship-vs-transaction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 13:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most contact citizens have with the police are transactions - the citizen needs help and the police respond. But after the police take action (report, arrest, citation, etc&#8230;), the citizen and officer often never see or talk to each other again. Police departments are structured to be very efficient at responding to transactions with the public. So when citizens call the police they expect them to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mfaunews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6375417&amp;post=545&amp;subd=mfaunews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Rules</title>
		<link>http://mfaunews.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/new-rules/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 18:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The effort to control crime in Houston apartments has moved to Austin. Recent stories (here and here) have been published about the City of Houston&#8217;s efforts: &#8230;management was notified of problems found during the inspection process, and the property was “red-tagged.” The management was given a certain time period to pull the city permits needed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mfaunews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6375417&amp;post=535&amp;subd=mfaunews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Remedial Process</title>
		<link>http://mfaunews.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/remedial-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every two years, the Multifamily Administrative Unit of the Houston Police Department generates a list of apartment properties that are considered &#8220;remedial action eligible&#8221;. Crime risk threshold (CRT) The Multifamily Unit identifies the properties by first calculating the &#8220;crime risk threshold (CRT)&#8221;, which is a statistically determined level of criminal activity in apartment properties in the city during [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mfaunews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6375417&amp;post=443&amp;subd=mfaunews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why me?</title>
		<link>http://mfaunews.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/why-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mfaunews.wordpress.com/?p=490</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Apartment crime is often a result of several factors. Some of these factors are within management&#8217;s control and some are not. A common concern among managers is the residual effect of crime from nearby properties: &#8220;Residents come to my property to sell drugs&#8221; &#8220;They live across the street but hang around here&#8221;. Why me? If you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mfaunews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6375417&amp;post=490&amp;subd=mfaunews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Collaborative Response</title>
		<link>http://mfaunews.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/collaborative-response/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mfaunews.wordpress.com/?p=156</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every third Wednesday of the month, apartment managers and owners gather at the Higher Dimension Church in southwest Houston to collaborate with Houston Police officers. This month&#8217;s topic was all about narcotics. A former Narcotics Division officer was even there to share his perspective. &#8220;Soon children were able to play again&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;Don&#8217;t put yourself in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mfaunews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6375417&amp;post=156&amp;subd=mfaunews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Staying Connected</title>
		<link>http://mfaunews.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/staying-connected/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Houston Police Department&#8217;s Multifamily Admistrative Unit recently implemented a new online registration system for multifamily properties. As required by city ordinance, all apartment communities with ten or more units must register with the city. They must also update their information within 30 days of the effective date of an ownership change. &#8220;We wanted a convenient way [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mfaunews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6375417&amp;post=18&amp;subd=mfaunews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;It&#8217;s Been Worth It&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://mfaunews.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/its-been-worth-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monica Gray was looking for a way to distinguish her property from others. As Leasing Manager for Walipp Seniors Residence, a community near the University of Houston, Monica began her quest when she attended a management training course for the Houston Police Department&#8217;s Blue Star Program. The course addressed legal issues, gangs, crime prevention, and problem solving. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mfaunews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6375417&amp;post=73&amp;subd=mfaunews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Prevention Enough?</title>
		<link>http://mfaunews.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/is-prevention-enough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Security experts and crime prevention specialists often tout the importance of prevention. After all, prevention is an integral component of most successful security measures. We all know that locks, fences, burglar bars, and steel doors can protect against an attack, but are they enough? What else should we do? Systematic security Reality teaches us that there is no such thing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mfaunews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6375417&amp;post=47&amp;subd=mfaunews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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