This is interesting. It seems that people may feel more secure if they are in uniform versus just wearing everyday clothing. The report and the results can be seen below:

“According to new research by G4S Security Services (UK), uniforms make men feel more secure. The research reveals that almost twice as many men (41%) than women (26%) believe wearing a uniform in a potentially violent situation reduces the likelihood of the individual being attacked.

45% of women believe that wearing a uniform in a potentially violent situation has no bearing on whether the individual is attacked compared to 34% of men. Over half of women (56%) claim that a uniform does not affect their opinion of a person.

Dr Mark Button, Principle Lecturer and Associate Head of the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Portsmouth, commented:“Popular culture has led us to believe that a uniformed presence would have more impact on women. However, our research reveals this to be erroneous. Men claim to feel more assured by a visible security presence and believe that, by wearing a uniform, potentially violent situations are more likely to be diffused.”

According to G4S Security Services (UK) more men (65%) than women (60%) would also be more likely to listen to, or obey the requests of someone in uniform.”
Read the rest of this article HERE.

This does make sense when you think about it. Uniforms present professionalism and chances are if a criminal had the choice to attack a person in a uniform versus someone in just casual clothing, they would probably go for the latter.

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