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Contemporary Security Management
- 2nd Edition - October 4, 2005
- Author: John Fay
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 7 9 2 8 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 7 6 8 2 - 7
Contemporary Security Management, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive and up-to-date security management book available. The book is designed to provide the hard facts on… Read more
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Request a sales quoteContemporary Security Management, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive and up-to-date security management book available. The book is designed to provide the hard facts on modern practices to efficiently and effectively run a security department.
It covers such vital topics as leadership in management, employee relations, risk management and mitigation, terrorism, information security, access control, investigations, substance abuse, workplace violence, and emergency management. New topics covered include terrorism and the post 9/11 government mandate to perform standard vulnerability assessments for various industries.
All the chapters have been updated and include the latest trends, technologies, and best practice procedures. Case studies throughout the text provide real-world examples and solutions to management issues. Samples of security plans and procedures, checklists, diagrams and illustrations aid in explaining a wide range of critical concepts.
The book serves as an indispensable working tool for students in security management courses, security managers, and other security professionals at all levels of experience.
• Includes case studies throughout the text provide real-world examples and solutions to management issues.
• Contains samples of security plans and procedures, checklists, diagrams and illustrations aid in explaining a wide range of critical concepts
Students in security management courses; Security Managers, other security professionals
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Chapter 1: Historical Roots
Chapter 2: Strategy
Chapter 3: Leading
Chapter 4: Organizing
Chapter 5: Managing People
Chapter 6: Budget Management
Chapter 7: Managing Change
Chapter 8: Making Decisions
Chapter 9: Managing Risk
Chapter 10: Managing Guard Operations
Chapter 11: Managing Physical Security
Chapter 12: Managing Access Control
Chapter 13: Managing Investigations
Chapter 14: Preemployment Screening
Chapter 15: Emergency Management
Chapter 16: Incident Management
Chapter 17: Information Security
Chapter 18: Substance Abuse Prevention
Chapter 19: Executive Protection
Chapter 20: Workplace Violence
Chapter 21: Security Awareness
Chapter 22: Vulnerability Assessment
Chapter 23: Security System Design
Chapter 24: The Nature of Terrorism
Chapter 25: Counterterrorism
Chapter 26: Weapons of Mass Destruction
Chapter 27: Assessment of the Terrorist Threat
Chapter 28: Critical National Infrastructure
- No. of pages: 544
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: October 4, 2005
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Hardback ISBN: 9780750679282
- eBook ISBN: 9780080476827
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