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The Professional Protection Officer

Practical Security Strategies and Emerging Trends

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The Professional Protection Officer: Security Strategies, Tactics and Trends, Second Edition, is the definitive reference and instructional text for career oriented security officers in both the private and public sectors. The first edition originated with the birth of the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) in 1988, which has been using the book as the official text since that time. Each subsequent edition has brought new and enlightened information to the protection professional. The material in this new edition includes all of the subjects essential to training of protection professionals, and has been updated to reflect new strategies, tactics, and trends in this dynamic field.Written by leading security educators, trainers and consultants, this valuable resource has served as the definitive text for both students and professionals worldwide. This new edition adds critical updates and fresh pedagogy, as well as new diagrams, illustrations, and self assessments. The Professional Protection Officer: Security Strategies, Tactics and Trends is tailored to the training and certification needs of today’s protection professionals and proves to be the most exciting and progressive edition yet.

Key features

  • Information included is designed to reflect the latest trends in the industry and to support and reinforce continued professional development
  • Concludes chapters with an Emerging Trends feature, laying the groundwork for the future growth of this increasingly vital profession
  • Written by a cross-disciplinary contributor team consisting of top experts in their respective fields

Readership

CPO candidates; security students

Table of contents

UNIT 1: Foundations

1. Concepts and Theories of Asset Protection

2. Evolution of Asset Protection and Security

3. Role of the Professional Protection Officer

4. Protection Officer as a Leader

5. Career Planning for Protection Professionals

UNIT 2: Communications

6. Effective Communications

7. Security and Safety Awareness

8. Central Alarm Stations/Dispatch Operations

UNIT 3: Protection Officer Functions

9. Automation in Protection Operations

10. Patrol Principles and Practices

11. Traffic Control

12. Crowd Management and Special Event Planning

UNIT 4: Crime Prevention and Physical Security

13. Environmental Crime Control Theory

14. Physical Security Concepts and Applications

15. Alarm Systems: Principles of Operation

16. Access Control

17. Detection Equipment

UNIT 5: Safety and Fire Prevention

18. Fire Prevention, Detection and Response

19. Occupational Safety and Health and the Protection Officer

20. An All-Hazards Approach to Hazardous Materials

UNIT 6: Information Protection

21. Information Security and Counterintelligence

UNIT 7: Deviance, Crime and Violence in the Workplace

22. Workplace Crime and Deviance

23. Substance Abuse

24. Workplace Violence

25. Crisis Intervention

26. Strikes, Lockouts, Labor Relations

UNIT 8: Risk and Threat Management

27. Risk Management

28. Emergency Management Planning

29. Threat of Terrorism

30. Anti-Terrorism and VIP Protection

UNIT 9: Investigations

31. Investigation: Concepts and Practices for Security Professionals

32. Crime and Incident Scene Procedure

33. Interviewing and Interrogation

34. Foundations for Surveillance

35. Report Writing and Field Notes

UNIT 10: Legal Aspects

36. Legal Aspects of SecurityUNIT 11: Officer Safety and the Use of Force

37. Use of Force

38. Defensive Tactics and Officer Safety

39. Industrial Hazards, Safety and The Security Officer

40. Apprehension and Detention Procedures

UNIT 12: Relations with Others41. Human Relations

42. Public Relations

43. Community Relations: Making the Strategy Come Alive

44. Networking and the Liason Function

45. Ethics and Professionalism

Review quotes

"The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) has produced one of their most ambitious works to date: an expansion of their private security education manual published in 1988. More than two dozen contributors provided material for the book’s 45 chapters of officer training material—much of it new….Topics from traffic control to hazardous materials demonstrate the manual’s diversity of topics. The authors finish each chapter with a segment that discusses emerging trends, making the manual itself an asset to acquire and protect for any security professional."—Richard Petraitis, Security Management Magazine

Product details

About the editor

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Sandi J. Davies

Sandi J Davies has served as the Executive Director of the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) for more than 25 years. She is the former Chairperson of the Security Services Council for ASIS International, and is currently a member of the Security Services Council and the Women In Security Council of ASIS International. Sandi has edited eight editions of The Professional Protection Officer, as well as all four editions of Security Supervision: Theory and Practice of Asset Protection.
Affiliations and expertise
Executive Director, International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO)

About the author

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IFPO

The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO), headquartered in Naples, FL, was developed to facilitate the training and certification needs of first-time security officers and supervisors throughout the private and public security industry. It was registered as a nonprofit organization in January 1998, with offices in the United States and Canada. The Foundation works with corporations, colleges and protection professionals to develop professional growth opportunities for students and career security professionals.

IFPO publications include The Protection Officer Training Manual, now in its 7th edition, and Security Supervision and Management: The Theory and Practice of Asset Protection.

Affiliations and expertise
International Foundation for Protection Officers, Naples, FL

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