Introduction to Private Security

by Hess,Kären M.

• ISBN13: 9780314067326
• ISBN10: 0314067329
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-01-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This text gives students a comprehensive overview of private security, its principles, its legal authority, and its effect on society in general. This basic information provides an overview of the entire field (development, philosophy, responsibility, function) as well as establishing a solid foundation for future courses.

Table of Contents

SECTION I

PRIVATE SECURITY: AN OVERVIEW

1. The Evolution of Private Security: A Brief History

2. Modern Private Security: An Overview

3. The Public/Private Interface and Legal Authority

4. Legal Liability

SECTION II

BASIC SECURITY GOALS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

5. Enhancing Security through Physical Controls

6. Enhancing Security through Procedural Controls

7. Preventing Losses from Accidents and Emergencies

8. Preventing Losses from Criminal Actions

9. Enhancing Information/Computer Security

10. Enhancing Public Relations

SECTION III

WHEN PREVENTION FAILS

11. The Investigative Function

12. Obtaining and Providing Information

13. Testifying in Court

SECTION IV

SECURITY SYSTEMS AT WORK: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

14. Loss Prevention through Risk Management

15. Industrial Security

16. Retail Security

17. Commercial Security

18. Institutional Security

19. Other Applications of Security at Work

SECTION V

CHALLENGES FACING THE SECURITY PROFESSION IN THE 1990s AND BEYOND

20. The Challenges of Violence in the Workplace

21. Practicing and Promoting Ethical Conduct

22. The Security Professional and Profession

23. A Look to the Future

APPENDIXES

A

Site Security Evaluation

B

Training Requirements State by State

C

Academic Programs in Security and Loss Prevention

GLOSSARY

ANSWERS TO CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

AUTHOR INDEX

SUBJECT INDEX