The Handbook of Security [Hardcover]

This text is essential reading for all those engaged with the security world. Split into five parts, it begins with the study of security as a discipline. It then looks at crime in organizations and analyzes the various sub-sectors of security. A section on management issues precedes the final section looking at issues that impact security.Introduction; M.Gill PART ONE: SECURITY AS A DISCIPLINE A History of Security; R.D.McCrie The Study of National Security Versus the Study of Corporate Security: What Can They Learn from Each Other?; C.Stapley , S.Grillot & S.Sloan Engineering Principles for Security Managers; B.B.Rogers Contributions of Environmental Studies to Security; R.H.Schneider Forensic Security and the Law; D.B.Kennedy The Study of Intelligence and Its Contributions to Security; J.D.Calder Criminology; G.Farrell & K.Pease PART TWO: CRIMES AND ORGANISATIONS Employee Theft and Staff Dishonesty; R.C.Hollinger & J.L.Davis The Extent, Nature and Responses to Workplace Violence Globally: Issues and Findings; E.Licu & B.S.Fisher Combating White-Collar and Organised Economic Crimes: Some Reflections on the Role of Security; M.Levi Commercial Burglary; R.I.Mawby Shoptheft; R.Hayes & C.Cardone Terrorism; P.Wilkinson Information Security; J.Crampton , K.G.Paterson , F.Piper & J.B.Robshaw PART THREE: SECURITY SERVICES The Security Officer; A.Wakefield Store Detectives & Loss Prevention; R.Hayes Private Investigators; T.Prenzler CCTV: Is it Effective?; M.Gill Shrinkage and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Prospects, Problems and Practicalities; A.Beck PART FOUR: SECURITY MANAGEMENT Management; J.Bamfield Risk Management; M.L.Garcia Disaster and Crisis Management; D.Elliott PART FIVE: ISSUES IN SECURITY Regulation of Private Security: Models for Analysis; M.Button & B.George Corporate Security: A Cost or Contributor to the Bottom Line?; D.Challinger Trends in the Development of Security Technology; C.Smith Theorising About Security;lCé