Post by Greener on Jul 28, 2009 7:35:40 GMT -5
How can we uncover contraband hiding places? After all, the back story behind finding some destabilizing bootleg may be fascinating. But it is the final result – the removal of illegal goods from our facilities – that is most important. Here are a few thoughts on the matter:
1.Watch how others search. This can add valuable, hitherto untried methods to your search repertoire.
2.Watch how those who are searched react to a standard ‘shake down’. Do they flinch when a certain area is scrutinized? Are they chatty and gregarious, contrary to other times? Is feigned friendliness a diversion?
3.Ask colleagues if they ever think about where things may not commonly be hidden.
4.Think like a contrabandist. Imagine where someone who wishes to keep something concealed would hide something.
5.Change your search routine. Sometimes those you search become adapted to your style. They may adapt their hiding places to your search routine. A change may ferret out some contraband.
Sometimes, learning a new hiding place can shatter your view of the world. It is like uncovering a crack in your home’s foundation or finding a nest of mice in what you thought was a safe space. Of course, those discoveries offer opportunities to repair the damage. That is much the same way that finding the hiding place of would-be traders helps make our facilities safer.
1.Watch how others search. This can add valuable, hitherto untried methods to your search repertoire.
2.Watch how those who are searched react to a standard ‘shake down’. Do they flinch when a certain area is scrutinized? Are they chatty and gregarious, contrary to other times? Is feigned friendliness a diversion?
3.Ask colleagues if they ever think about where things may not commonly be hidden.
4.Think like a contrabandist. Imagine where someone who wishes to keep something concealed would hide something.
5.Change your search routine. Sometimes those you search become adapted to your style. They may adapt their hiding places to your search routine. A change may ferret out some contraband.
Sometimes, learning a new hiding place can shatter your view of the world. It is like uncovering a crack in your home’s foundation or finding a nest of mice in what you thought was a safe space. Of course, those discoveries offer opportunities to repair the damage. That is much the same way that finding the hiding place of would-be traders helps make our facilities safer.