Introduction to Security

Name: Introduction to Security
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ISBN: 9780750698603

ISBN-10: 0750698608

ISBN-13: 9780750698603

Edition: 6th 1998 (Revised)

Authors: Robert J. Fischer, Gion Green

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Introduction to Security presents readers with the latest in contemporary security issues from security equipment and procedures to management and loss prevention theory.

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List price: $59.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date: 2/5/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 560
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction and Security's Function	p. 1
Homeland Security--Changing the Emphasis on Security in the United States	p. 3
Introduction	p. 3
Private Enterprise Response	p. 4
Federal Response in the United States	p. 11
State/Local Response	p. 15
Public/Private Joint Initiatives	p. 17
Concerns	p. 17
Origins and Development of Security	p. 21
Introduction	p. 21
Security in England	p. 21
Security in the United States	p. 25
Defining Security's Role	p. 37
Introduction	p. 37
What Is Private Security?	p. 37
Security Services	p. 39
Contract versus Proprietary Services	p. 40
Hybrid Systems	p. 45
Private Security and Public Law Enforcement	p. 48
Relationships after September 11, 2001	p. 51
The Proprietary Security Organization	p. 55
Introduction	p. 55
Determining the Need	p. 55
Security's Place in the Organization	p. 56
Organizing the Security Function	p. 63
Career Opportunities in Loss Prevention	p. 75
Introduction	p. 75
Factors Increasing Security Opportunities	p. 75
The Security/Loss-Prevention Occupation	p. 76
Security Education, Training, Certification, and Regulation	p. 89
Introduction	p. 89
Adequacy of Private Security Training	p. 90
Proposed Federal Regulation	p. 90
The Role of Higher Education	p. 91
Training	p. 93
Certification and Regulation	p. 94
Magazines and Periodicals	p. 97
Basics of Defense	p. 101
Security and the Law	p. 103
Introduction	p. 103
Security, Public Police, and the U.S. Constitution	p. 104
Sources of Law	p. 104
Classes of Crimes	p. 106
Private Security Powers	p. 108
Civil Law: The Controller for Private Security	p. 114
Security and Liability	p. 118
Duty to Protect from Third-Party Crime	p. 119
Recent Trends in Liability	p. 123
Recent Trends in Privacy	p. 124
New Laws	p. 124
The Courts	p. 124
Development of Case Law	p. 125
Risk Analysis and the Security Survey	p. 129
Introduction	p. 129
Risk Management	p. 130
The Security Survey	p. 131
Alternatives for Optimizing Risk Management	p. 141
The Outer Defenses: Building and Perimeter Protection	p. 147
Introduction	p. 147
Barriers, Fences, and Walls	p. 148
Gates and Other Barrier Breaches	p. 152
Barrier Protection	p. 153
Inside the Perimeter	p. 156
Lighting	p. 157
Planning Security	p. 164
Interior and Exterior Security Concerns	p. 167
Introduction	p. 167
Buildings on or as the Perimeter	p. 167
Windows and Doors	p. 167
Locks and Keys	p. 170
Roofs and Common Walls	p. 184
Surveillance Devices	p. 184
Old Construction	p. 188
New Construction	p. 189
Security at the Building Design Stage	p. 189
Security Principles in Design	p. 190
The Inner Defenses: Intrusion and Access Control	p. 193
Introduction	p. 193
Doors to Sensitive Areas	p. 194
Office Area Doors	p. 194
Traffic Patterns	p. 194
Traffic Control	p. 195
Employee Identification	p. 196
Package Control	p. 198
Files, Safes, and Vaults	p. 198
Inspections	p. 203
Alarms	p. 203
Fire Protection, Safety, and Emergency Planning	p. 215
Introduction	p. 215
Fire Prevention and Protection	p. 216
Safety and Loss Control	p. 228
Emergency Planning	p. 236
Insurance	p. 241
Introduction	p. 241
The Value of Insurance in a Total Loss-Prevention Program	p. 241
Types of Insurance	p. 242
Insuring against Crime	p. 247
Insuring Property	p. 248
Internal Theft Controls	p. 253
Introduction	p. 253
What Is Honesty?	p. 253
The Dishonest Employee	p. 254
Management Responsibility in Loss Prevention	p. 257
Program for Internal Security	p. 259
Procedural Controls	p. 261
When Controls Fail	p. 269
Personnel Policies for Internal Security	p. 273
Introduction	p. 273
Human Resources Screening	p. 273
Employment History and Reference Checking	p. 274
Backgrounding	p. 281
Integrity and Lie Detection Tests	p. 282
Americans with Disabilities Act	p. 285
Drug Screening	p. 288
Other Screening Options	p. 288
Hiring Ex-convicts and Parolees	p. 289
Morale	p. 289
Specific Threats and Solutions	p. 295
Transportation/Cargo Security	p. 297
Introduction	p. 297
The Role of Private Security	p. 298
Accountability Procedures	p. 298
Theft and Pilferage	p. 300
Planning for Security	p. 304
Cargo in Transit	p. 307
Suggested Sealing Systems and Procedures	p. 309
Special Issues in Airline Security	p. 314
Other Transportation Industry Responses to Terrorism	p. 316
Workplace Violence: Prevention and Intervention	p. 319
Introduction	p. 319
Threat	p. 320
Harassment	p. 320
Attack	p. 320
Sabotage	p. 320
The Phenomenon of Workplace Violence	p. 320
The Work Environment and Violence	p. 322
Profiling Violent Behavior	p. 323
Basic Levels of Violence	p. 325
Preventing Workplace Violence	p. 326
The Violence Intervention and Contingency Team	p. 327
Perpetrators' Rights	p. 328
Intervention Strategy	p. 329
Drugs in the Workplace	p. 333
Introduction	p. 333
Impact of Drug Use	p. 334
Drug Testing	p. 336
Spotting Drug Use	p. 338
The Components of a Comprehensive Substance Abuse Program	p. 339
Retail Security	p. 345
Introduction	p. 345
Shoplifting	p. 346
Checks and Credit/Debit Cards	p. 356
Internal Theft	p. 362
Terrorism and Other Tools of Destruction	p. 369
Introduction	p. 369
Current Issues	p. 371
Historical Background	p. 372
Implications of a Changing World	p. 375
In Search of a Definition for International Terrorism	p. 376
Terrorism as a Tactic, Instrument, or Method	p. 378
Characterizing Modern Terrorism	p. 380
Specific Threats and Responses	p. 389
Other Specific Response Issues in the United States	p. 392
The Future/Summary	p. 395
Computer and Information Security	p. 399
Introduction	p. 399
Types of Computer Systems	p. 402
Networks	p. 404
The Database Problems	p. 406
The Need for Computer Security	p. 406
Computer Systems Protection	p. 411
Content Monitoring and Filtering	p. 418
Dealing with Identity Theft	p. 420
Other Data Resources Vulnerabilities	p. 422
Specific Security Threats	p. 427
Introduction	p. 427
Economic/White-Collar Crime	p. 427
Burglary and Robbery	p. 429
Labor Disputes	p. 436
Espionage	p. 438
Piracy	p. 439
Security: Its Problems, Its Future	p. 443
Introduction	p. 443
The Aftermath of September 11, 2001	p. 443
Private Security Resources	p. 444
Interaction and Cooperation	p. 444
Limitations of Security	p. 445
Trends	p. 446
The Future	p. 447
Security Journals, Magazines, and Newsletters	p. 453
World Wide Web Sites	p. 455
Security Surveys	p. 457
Index	p. 465
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