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PhysiCal seCurity and safety
Security measures to guard against outside threats will normally afford
some protection to those on the property. On such a facility, one that
is secured against outside attacks, the threat of attacks against invitees
is less but ever present.
When courts find a duty to protect, the owner/possessor of a
facility must take reasonable steps to reduce the risk of reasonably
foreseeable crimes committed on the premises. Some jurisdictions
extend foreseeability to areas off the premises. Extending a duty
to protect off the premises usually arises when the area off the
property is somehow connected to the use of the property, such as
a parking lot. Foreseeability of crimes is generally determined by
case law. It is a defe ...